An Introduction to Environmental Toxicology Second Edition

An Introduction to Environmental Toxicology Second Edition, like the first (student) edition, provides a general introductory text on the basic concepts of and general principles for environmental toxicology. To this end, the book is organized into 23 chapters in four parts: I. Toxicologic Concepts and Environmental Concerns (Chapters 1 – 5); II. Bioaccumulation and Biodisposition of Toxicants (Chapters 6 – 10); III. Nature and Effects of Environmental Toxicants (Chapters 11 – 17); and IV. General Considerations and Special Foci (Chapters 18 – 23). The book is an introduction to the basic principles, concepts, and issues for and of environmental toxicology intended for undergraduates majoring in environmental toxicology, environmental sciences, or a related field, as well as for graduate students taking a course in environmental toxicology as an elective. The book is also intended as a supplementary reading material for students whose instructor prefers to use her/his own lecture notes as text materials for their course. Students using this book are expected to have already completed a course in general biology and a course in general chemistry. The book is written as a primer covering lecture materials for a course of 3 to 6 semester units. The 23 chapters, totaling more than 450 pages, are arranged in a way that the reader is provided with the best flow and mode of comprehension, with each chapter including a set of review questions. Listed below are the chapter titles: 1. Scope and Principles for Environmental Toxicology 2. Environmental Changes and Environmental Health 3. Environmental Pollution and Regulatory Agencies 4. Occurrence and Types of Environmental Toxicants 5. Fate and Transport of Toxicants in the Environment 6. Bioaccumulation of Persistent Environmental Toxicants 7. Uptake and Distribution of Toxicants 8. Metabolism/Biotransformation of Xenobiotics 9. Adverse Action/Toxic Response 10. Factors and Conditions Affecting Toxicity 11. Air Pollutants – I. Inorganic Gases 12. Air Pollutants – II. Particulate Matter 13. Volatile Organic Compounds 14. Toxic and Radioactive Metals 15. Pesticides and Pesticide Residues 16. Persistent Toxic Substances 17. Biological and Physical Toxic Agents 18. Environmental Mutagenesis/Carcinogenesis 19. Reproductive Toxicity and Endocrine Disruption 20. Industrial Chemicals/Occupational Toxicology 21. Food Toxicants/Toxic Household Substances 22. Human Health Aspects of Ecotoxicology 23. Environmental Health Risk Assessment