Toxicology (Non-medical)

This set summarizes and discusses scientific studies that have analyzed the effect of nanoparticles on the immune system in humans and animals. Bot...

First published in 1988, The Bhopal Syndrome documents one of worlds worst industrial disaster: The Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984. The tragedy exposed...

MAK values (Maximum Concentrations at the Workplace) and BAT values (Biological Tolerance Values) promote the protection of health at the workplace...

Over the last three decades a lot of research on the role of metals in biochemistry and medicine has been done. As a result many structures of biom...

Gasotransmitters are gas molecules produced endogenously in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells for signalling purposes. This book provides, for the f...

Nanoparticles have numerous biomedical applications including drug delivery, bone implants and imaging. A protein corona is formed when proteins ex...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume endocrine-disrupting chemical present in numerous consumer products. Extensive use of BPA has led to ...

Toxicity testing is used to assess the safety or hazards presented by substances such as industrial chemicals, consumer products, and pharmaceutica...

Neurotransmitters are usually considered to be endogenous substances that are released from neurons, act on receptor sites that are typically prese...

A Textbook of Modern Toxicology is a unique resource that provides both students and practitioners with a wide-ranging, accessible overview of the ...

The discussion on arsenic in the environment is complex and must grasp the importance of very many, mostly unrelated works on individual aspects. T...

Calcium and magnesium are abundant in groundwater, but the role of groundwater as the essential source of these important nutrients is very often n...

This book bridges the gap between advances in basic biology and chemistry and technological applications in the field of toxicity assessments. It d...

The congress Arsenic in the Environment offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research aimed at pra...

With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought on by human activity and pollutants, toxicology and risk assessment o...

A host of chemical substances have become essential parts of human activities and requirements for societal development. Any kind of misuse and/or ...

The congress Arsenic in the Environment offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research aimed at sho...

Traditional toxicology textbooks tend to be doorstops: tomes filled with important but seemingly abstract chemistry and biology. Meanwhile, magazin...

Traditional toxicology textbooks tend to be doorstops: tomes filled with important but seemingly abstract chemistry and biology. Meanwhile, magazin...