Hazards to human health

Toxicology
Introduction Toxicology is the study of the dynamic interaction of chemicals with living systems. It is also the workhorse science of numerous industries and regulatory agencies—from tho...
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Health effects of Polychlorinated biphenyls
Introduction PCBs are a group of synthetic organic chemicals that can cause a number of different harmful effects. There are no known natural sources of PCBs in the environment. PCBs are either...
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Risk assessment
IntroductionThrough the performance of risk assessments, researchers seek to understand the fundamental processes that underlie human health problems that are caused by pollutants in the environment...
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Dose-response relationship
Introduction The dose-response relationship is a fundamental and essential concept in toxicology. It correlates exposures and the spectrum of induced effec...
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Impact of local air pollution
Environmental Problems Caused by Local Air Pollution A wide range of compounds can cause local air pollution. The emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, fine part...
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Environmental risk analysis
Dose-response relationships
Air pollutants
Acute and chronic effects
Smoking and other risks