Main description:

Includes cutting edge information regarding the very lastest environmental threats to public health

Provides a detailed case study based on real-world scenario that allows the reader to practice human health risk assessment

Describes innovative guidance and tools to respond to chemical incidents and attacks, which facilitates the reader to tailoring a effective protection and remediation response

Contents:

Introduction To Toxicology. Toxicokinetics. Metabolism and Biotransformation of Xenobiotics. Mechanistic Toxicology. Genetic Toxicology and Carcinogenesis. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. Juvenile Toxicology. Population Toxicology. In Vitro Toxicity Testing. In Vivo Toxicity Testing. Toxicological Applications of Genomic, Proteomic and Metabolomic Technologies. Toxicology and the Epigenome. Toxic Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics. Toxicology of Industrial Chemicals. Toxicology of Herbal Medicines. Food Toxicology. Nanotoxicology. Human Health Risk Assessment. Toxicological Modelling. Human Biomonitoring. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology. Exposomics and Environmental Monitoring. Pesticide Toxicology. Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics as Emerging Environmental Contaminants. Environmental Recovery and Restoration. Toxicology and Climate Change. Chemical Warfare and Terrorism. Prevention and Treatment of the Toxic Effects 0f Pharmaceuticals and Pollutants.