Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment is a
comprehensive, up-to-date overview of environmental pollutants that
are of current concern to human health.
Clearly structured throughout, the main body of the book is
divided by pollutant type with a chapter devoted to each group of
pollutants. Each chapter follows a similar format to facilitate
comparison and discussion. For each pollutant, the authors describe
the sources, pathways, environmental fate and sinks as well as
known toxicological effects. Importantly, the second chapter on
heavy metals and other inorganic substances deals with trace
element deficiencies which can have serious problems for human
health. Some rocks and soils are naturally low in some trace
elements and intensive agriculture over the past half century has
effectively mined many trace elements reducing their levels in
soils and crops. The final chapter is a discussion about the
various risk assessment frameworks and regulations covering the
main pollutants.
* Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of environmental pollutants
of concern to human health
* Clearly divided into pollutant type with each chapter devoted
to a different pollutant group
* Clearly structured throughout with the same format for each
chapter to help facilitate comparison and discussion and enable
readers to prioritise chemicals of concern
* Description of the sources, pathways, environmental fate and
known toxicological effect
* Includes contributions from leading researchers and edited by a
team of experts in the field
