Ocurrence in groundwater and use of pesticides. Environmental distribution and fate and exposure prediction. Pesticides and human health. Possible solutions. legislation and economy.
Climate change and global health
"There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change will have profound and mostly harmful effects on human health. This authoritative book brings together international experts to describe both direct (such as heat waves) and indirect (such as vector-borne disease …
Principles and methods for assessing autoimmunity associated with exposure to chemicals
by International Program on Chemical Safety, Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals, World Health Organization., Collaborating Centre for Immunotoxicology and Allergic Hypersensitivity, International Labour Organisation, World Health Organization
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Health emergency preparedness and response
This book aims to provide a series of informative descriptions of key elements of health emergency preparedness and response that are underpinned by real-life examples. The book is divided into 17 chapters, as follows: introduction on the need to prepare for health emergencies; …
Manufactured nanoparticles (NPs) are usually defi ned as materials purposefully produced by human activity and which have at least one dimension between 1 and 100 nm. It is important to distinguish NPs by source; the main other NPs are incidental: that is produced indirectly by…
"This volume focuses on natural and anthropogenic environmental contaminants and their implications for human health and the environment." --Cover.
