Download or read book Effects of Persistent and Bioactive Organic Pollutants on Human Health written by David O. Carpenter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines what we know about the relationship between organic chemicals and human disease Organic chemicals are everywhere: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. They are also found in a myriad of common household and personal care products. Unfortunately, exposure to some organic chemicals can result in adverse health effects, from growth and developmental disorders to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. This book examines how organic chemicals affect human health. It looks at the different diseases as well as how individual organ systems are affected by organic chemicals. Effects of Persistent and Bioactive Organic Pollutants on Human Health begins with an introductory chapter explaining why we should care about organic chemicals and their effect on human health. Next, the authors address such important topics as: Burden of cancer from organic chemicals Organic chemicals and obesity Effects of organic chemicals on the male reproductive system Organic chemicals and the immune system Intellectual developmental disability syndromes and organic chemicals Mental illness and exposure to organic chemicals The book ends with an assessment of how much human disease is caused by organic chemicals. Chapters have been contributed by leading international experts in public and environmental health and are based on the latest research findings. Readers will find that all of the contributions are clear and easy to comprehend, with extensive references for further investigation of individual topics. Effects of Persistent and Bioactive Organic Pollutants on Human Health is recommended for students and professionals in medicine as well as public and environmental health, bringing them fully up to date with what we know about the relationship between organic chemicals and human health.
Download or read book The Importance of Diet on Exposure and Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants on Human Health in the Arctic written by Jon Øyvind Odland and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Risks of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Long range Transboundary Air Pollution written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Foundation for Global Action on Persistent Organic Pollutants written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Persistent Organic Pollutants POPS written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs and Human Health written by World Federation of Public Health Associations and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Potential Health Effects from Persistent Organics in Wastewater and Sludges Used for Land Application written by Vimala A. Majeti and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs written by M. Nageeb Rashed and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Modeling of Persistent Organic Pollutants with Regards to the Stockholm Convention and Their Impact on Human Health written by Maha Salem and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Role and Effect of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Our Environment and Wildlife written by Rama Dubey and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic substances composed of carbon-based chemical compounds and mixtures. In the recent times, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) came as a threat for the wildlife and environmental world. POPs are chemically stable, remain intact in the environment for long periods, are recalcitrant in nature, and are lipophilic in nature. Therefore, they accumulate in fatty tissue of living organisms and reside longer period of time finally affecting the human and wildlife. It is believed that approximately 90% of human beings are exposed to POPs from their diets that contain animal products. These foods lead to bioaccumulation in fat tissues that then cause health hazard. There are many studies such that its behavior in photocatalytic oxidation reactions are available; also many research studies are going to combat from these toxic substances. In this chapter, we will take you through how persistent organic pollutants are affecting our environment and wildlife and what are its roles.
Download or read book Human Health Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants written by Timo Partanen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Persistent Organic Pollutants written by Weltbank and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chemicals are used in the production of many items that we depend on every day. Evidence demonstrates that certain organic chemicals are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic and that these chemicals cause long-term harm to the health of human beings and the planet s environment. Throughout the world, people and their environments are exposed on a daily basis to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). POPs and their effects on human health and the environment is a global issue of concern. They accumulate in animals and humans, predominantly in fatty tissue. As these chemicals move up the food chain they concentrate to levels that are harmful to humans, wildlife and fish. From the date of its inception, the Canada POPs Trust Fund (CPF) has focused on assisting developing countries and countries with economies in transition (CEITs) in developing their capacity to reduce or eliminate persistent organic pollutants. The Trust Fund has accomplished this through critical financial support, providing technical expertise and access to technology, and by transferring knowledge and know-how.
Download or read book The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants written by Amanda Losch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted in 2001 and took effect in 2004. The purpose of the Convention is to ban, severely restrict, or phase out twelve harmful persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is one of the toxins addressed by the Convention; however, a provision is written into the Convention allowing for the continued use of DDT for public health purposes, namely malaria control. Climate change models project a change in the spatial distribution of malaria vectors and parasites due to rising temperatures and humidity and changing precipitation patterns. Increased temperatures will allow malaria-carrying mosquitoes and the parasite itself to survive in places where the climate was once too cool. Thus, the need for DDT is not likely to decrease in the future, and the need may in fact increase. DDT has known and studied potential negative environmental and human health effects, and is considered to be a local-level, short-term solution to a regional and global-level, long-term problem. This project explains the need to center public health policy around a more holistic view of the environment to avoid the creation of new health problems through the solution to others. This research examines the authors, evolution, and general characterization of three approaches to health including the traditional approach, ecosystem approach, and ecohealth approach. Criteria for the ecosystem approach to health are developed by the author and used to evaluate whether or not the DDT provision of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is in accordance with this holistic approach to health.
Download or read book Impact of Heavy Metals on the Environment written by Jean-Pierre Vernet and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlighted in this compilation of papers is the role and importance of heavy metals in the environment. It provides up-to-date information in a field of active research and progress, where the focus is on effects and interactions between the environment and organisms, as well as contaminant dynamics. Several papers address the impact of heavy metals on our health. The influence of metals on plants is described in an exhaustive study on lichens, which have been widely used as biomonitors for environmental contamination by heavy metals. Metals are also accumulated by animals, as seen in a chapter which focusses on sediment/benthic organism interactions and biomonitoring in fish. Soil interactions are discussed, as well as regional studies of freshwater sediments and the marine environment. The final part of the book addresses a crucial problem: the management of stabilized municipal waste sludges. As a result, the most important and significant recent trends are included, emphasizing interactions with and impacts of heavy metals on humans, animals, plants and soils.
Download or read book Organic Pollutants written by M. Vasanthy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-23 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume describes the identification of emerging organic pollutants, mainly from industrial sources, their associated toxicological threats, and the latest green methods and biotechnological solutions to abate harmful impacts on people and the environment. The chapters present reviews on current applied toxicology research, occupational health hazards and green remedial solutions for pollution control in terrestrial and aquatic environments, with the aim of raising public awareness of these issues and providing chemists, toxicologists and environmental scientists with the knowledge to combat organic pollutants through sustainable means. Readers will learn about the multi-dimensional applications of materials and processes which harvest energy out of environmental remediation technologies, as well as the roles of biotechnology and nanotechnology in addressing high pollutant load. Specific attention is paid to technologies that draw energy through wastewater remediation, as this covers the primary means by which organic pollutants are introduced into the environment from industry and other sources. The book will be of use to pollution control boards, industry regulators, and students and researchers in the fields of biotechnology, biomedical science, hydrology and water chemistry.
Download or read book Impact of Water Pollution on Human Health and Environmental Sustainability written by McKeown, A. Elaine and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is at the core of all life on Earth and exists as one of the main components of the human body. Because water is essential to life, addressing water pollution and sustainability issues is of great concern to environmentalists and public health specialists alike. Impact of Water Pollution on Human Health and Environmental Sustainability highlights several important water-related issues and explores a number of potential solutions to the problem of water sustainability. Focusing on research-based perspectives on water availability, industrial and agricultural pollution, water contamination, and their impacts on the human population as well as the environment, this crucial publication is a necessary addition to academic and government libraries serving graduate-level students, environmental scientists, public health workers, policy makers, and legislators seeking the latest information on sustainable and contaminant-free water resources.
Download or read book Hazardous Chemicals written by Jaspal Singh and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-09-27 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hazardous Chemicals: Overview, Toxicological Profile, Challenges, and Future Perspectives offers comprehensive coverage of hazardous chemicals and their routes of exposures, mechanism of toxicity, hazard control measures, handling and storage, emergency guidelines, and safety measures. The book is organized into specific classifications of chemical hazards: pesticides, fertilizers, insecticides, automotive, paint and paint solvents, chemical manufacturing solvents, dyes, cleaning agents, pharmaceuticals, and radioactive products. It discusses the health risk and environmental impact of these toxic substances. It also provides management strategies including risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication. Hazardous Chemicals is a practical resource for researchers, academics, industry professionals, graduate and postgraduate students in toxicology and environmental science engaged in the evaluation of toxic substances and human health concerns. Covers exposure routes, health impacts, risk assessment and control measures of hazardous chemicals Includes storage and handling information for personnel vulnerable to hazards and risks from the toxic substances Provides case studies related to toxic substances that have resulted in a disastrous event Examines recent research trends in the field of specific toxic substances
