Toxics A to Z : a guide to everyday pollution hazards

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Toxics A to Z : a guide to everyday pollution hazards

John Harte ... [et al.]

University of California Press, c1991

  • : alk. paper
  • : pbk. : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: alk. paper ISBN 9780520072237

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Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying . . . What they are How they are measured Where they are found The symptoms of exposure What their known risks are How we can lessen or avoid those risks An easy-to-use Cross-Reference Guide to help readers identify toxics in 18 major groups, including indoor and outdoor air pollutants, household items, and lawn and garden products A glossary of terms, explanation of abbreviations, and listing of sources for further help and information
巻冊次

: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780520072244

内容説明

* Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying ...* What they are* How they are measured* Where they are found* The symptoms of exposure* What their known risks are* How we can lessen or avoid those risks* An easy-to-use Cross-Reference Guide to help readers identify toxics in 18 major groups, including indoor and outdoor air pollutants, household items, and lawn and garden products* A glossary of terms, explanation of abbreviations, and listing of sources for further help and information

目次

How to Use This Book Ten Effective Ways to Reduce Toxics in Your Environment Preface Acknowledgments Cross-References to Entries by Exposure PART ONE ALL ABOUT TOXICS FUNDAMENTALS 1 Toxics in Perspective A. Thinking about Risk B. Causes of Death and Disease 2 The Language of Toxics A. How Risk Is Described B. Units Used to Describe Toxics SOME BASIC MEDICAL ASPECTS OF THE TOXICS PROBLEM 3 Testing and Classification of Toxics A. Testing Toxics B. Classification of Toxics 4 Toxics in the Body A. Entry, Dose, and Exit: How Chemicals Harm the Body B. Sensitive Groups C. Nutrition and Susceptibility to Toxics THE FOUR MAJOR SOURCES OF TOXIC EXPOSURE 5 Toxics in Air A. Air Pollution and Health B. Smoking and Health C. Indoor Air Pollution 6 Toxics in Water A. Drinking Water and Health B. The Threat from Below: Toxics in Groundwater 7 Toxics in Food A. Food Additives and Health B. Why Alcohol and Other Chemicals Don't Mix C. Food and Cancer: How Much Is Nature to Blame? 8 Toxics in Consumer Products A. Inert Ingredients B. Hobbies and Crafts C. Some Product Comparisons TOXICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 9 Movement of Toxics through the Environment A. Air B. Water C. Soil 10 Toxics in the Biosphere A. How Toxic Concentrations Build Up in Animals B. Ecological Effects of Toxics 11 Three Global Environmental Hazards of Pollutants A. The Greenhouse Effect B. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion C. Acid Rain FOUR SPECIAL GROUPS OF TOXICS 12 Toxic Metals A. Significance and Sources of Toxic Metals B. Human Health Effects 13 Petrochemicals A. Sources and Products B. Solvents 14 Pesticides A. Overview B. Classification and Patterns of Use C. Human Health Concerns D. Environmental and Economic Constraints E. Cotton: A Case Study F. Alternatives to Conventional Pest Control 15 Radiation A. The Nature of Radioactivity B. The Electromagnetic Spectrum C. How Radiation Affects Us D. Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion E. Units Used to Describe Radiation F. Background Exposure and Radiation Standards G. Estimating the Risk of Radiation H. Food Irradiation I. Nuclear War MANAGING TOXICS 16 The Waste Crisis: Sources and Solutions A. Overview of the Waste Crisis B. Waste Disposal C. Waste Processing D. Recycling and Other Approaches to Source Reduction 17 Regulating Toxics A. The Regulations: An Overview B. Protection of Air Quality C. Protection of Water Quality D. Public Health and Safety E. Waste Management F. Additional Laws Recently Passed or Under Consideration G. The Right to Know about Toxics PART TWO A GUIDE TO COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED TOXICS acetic acid acetone acrolein aflatoxins alachlor aldicarb aldrin and dieldrin aluminum ammonia arsenic asbestos aspartame asphalt azinophos-methyl barium benomyl benzene benzo[ a ]pyrene (B[ a] P) beryllium BHT and BHA bis(chloromethyl)ether cadmium caffeine captan, captafol, and folpet carbaryl carbon black carbon monoxide carbon tetrachloride carrageenan cesium-137 CFCs chlordane chlorine, hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid, and hypochlorite chloroform chromium creosote 2,4-D daminozide DDT diazinon dicamba dichlorvos dioxane dioxin Di(2-ethylhexyl )phthalate EBDCs: mancozeb, maneb, metiram, and zineb ethylene dibromide (EDB) and ethylene dichloride (EDC) ethylene glycol ethylene oxide extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields fluoride food colors formaldehyde fosetyl AI glyphosate heptachlor hydroquinone iodine-131 laser light lead lindane malathion mercury methyl ethyl ketone methylene chloride microwave and radio frequency radiation mineral fibers (nonasbestos) monosodium glutamate (MSG) naphthalene nickel nicotine nitrates, nitrites, and nitrosamines nitrogen oxides noise oxalic acid ozone and other photochemical oxidants paraquat parathion and methyl-parathion particulate matter PCBs and PBBs plutonium pyrethroids (pyrethrum and permethrin) radon saccharin selenium sodium hydroxide strontium-90 styrene sulfites sulfur dioxide and sulfates 2,4,5-T tetrachloroethylene toluene trichloroethane trichloroethylene TRIS tritium ultrasound ultraviolet radiation vinyl chloride vinylidene chloride warfarin xylene zinc Glossary Commonly Used Abbreviations for Units Abbreviations for Environmental Laws and Institutions Annotated Suggested Readings Sources for Home Testing Equipment National Hodines Index

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