| Document ID (ISN) | 67160 |
| CIS number |
96-1425 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-306-44785-1 |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Schecter A. |
| Title |
Dioxins and health |
| Bibliographic information |
Plenum Publishing Corporation, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA, 1994. xxii, 710p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Index. Price: USD 125.00 USA and Canada; USD 150.00 elsewhere. |
| Abstract |
This manual comprises contributions from specialists in various disciplines on recent research into dioxins and related compounds. Contents include: an overview of the effects of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds; methods of risk assessment; environmental sources, distribution and fate; dioxins in food; toxicology; pharmacokinetics; immunotoxic effects; species comparison of dose-response effects and implications for risk assessment; developmental and reproductive toxicity; aquatic toxicity; mammalian carcinogenesis; neurochemical and behavioural effects; exposure assessment and measurement in human tissues; human health effects of polychlorinated biphenyls; cancer epidemiology; reproductive epidemiology of dioxins; health effects of the Seveso accident and other incidents. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dioxins; biological effects; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
toxic effects; exposure tests; chlorinated dibenzodioxins; antifertility effects; polychlorinated biphenyls; chlorinated dibenzofurans; tetrachlorodibenzodioxin; manuals; hazard evaluation; epidemiologic study; ecotoxicology; toxicity evaluation; teratogenic effects; dose-response relationship; carcinogenic effects; immunotoxic effects; food contamination; neurotoxic effects |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Heterocyclic compounds
|
