Edited book
PCBs: human and environmental disposition and toxicology
University of Illinois Press
2008
Abstract
Though polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been banned in the United States for more than thirty years, the toxic effects of their presence in local environments continue to be a significant public health concern. PCBs: Human and Environmental Disposition and Toxicology brings together more than fifty established specialists on PCB toxicity to discuss recent trends and specialized investigations of PCB influences on the environment and on humans. Renowned scientists including Paul S. Cooke, Takeshi Nakano, Tomas Trnovec, Deborah C. Rice, Linda S. Birnbaum, and Charles S. Wong present cutting-edge research on Hudson River PCBs, human contamination, homologue profiles, high PCB exposure in Slovakia, and PCB effects on the thyroid hormone, nutrition, and estrogen levels in humans and animals. Focusing on the detection, movement, metabolism, toxicity, remediation, and risk assessment of PCB contamination, this multi-disciplinary study is a valuable resource for regulatory agencies and scientists working with PCBs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- PCBs: human and environmental disposition and toxicology
- Creators
- Larry G Hansen (Editor)Larry W Robertson (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Edited book
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- ISBN
- 0252032543; 9780252032547
- eISBN
- 9780252047084; 0252047087
- Number of pages
- v. 207 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984740953902771
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