{"product_id":"dioxins-and-health-9780470605295","title":"Dioxins and Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the latest science on dioxins and other POPs, and their impact on human health\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNow in its third edition, \u003ci\u003eDioxins and Health\u003c\/i\u003e is the most respected reference of its kind, presenting the latest scientific findings on dioxins, dibenzofurans, polychlorinated biphenyls and related compounds, and their impact on human health. The book fully examines the many toxicological effectsincluding immunological, neurological, developmental, dermatological, and cardiologicalthese chemicals have on health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e has been greatly expanded with the latest research findings on dioxins and related compounds. Moreover, it now includes coverage of other persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and endocrine disruptors, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrominated flame retardants, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfluorinated chemicals such as perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther endocrine disrupting chemicals similar to POPs such as bisphenol A\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will also learn about the latest findings on the long-term impacts caused by the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Other chapters review the Seveso disaster in Italy and the Yusho and Yucheng rice oil poisoning incidents in Japan and Taiwan. In addition, there is a full chapter dedicated to the dioxin poisoning of former Ukraine President Victor Yushchenko.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the chapters in the book have been written by leading international experts. References at the end of each chapter guide readers to the primary literature in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpertly organized in one volume, \u003ci\u003eDioxins and Health\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers quick access to essential information about dioxins and related compounds written in clear, simple language that is accessible to not only scientists, clinicians and public health professionals, but also general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is certain worthy of a place on your bookshelf if you are interested in environmental contamination or POPs in general.”  (International Journal of Toxicology, 1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I would also consider it suitable as an advanced text for learning form as it indicates the range of information that has to be examined when making toxicological judgements which affect political decisions, including judgements that have to be taken in the face of pressure from lobbyists.”  (\u003ci\u003eBritish Toxicology Society New\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENT xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE EDITOR xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: AN OVERVIEW 1\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDaniele Wikoff, Lauren Fitzgerald, and Linda Birnbaum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 TOXICITY EQUIVALENCE FACTORS FOR DIOXIN AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 37 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael DeVito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 HISTORIC AND NEWER PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN FOOD 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanice Huwe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 FLAME RETARDANTS: POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS AND THEIR REPLACEMENTS 89 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas F. Webster and Heather M. Stapleton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 PHARMACOKINETICS OF 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-AND RELATED COMPOUNDS \u003ci\u003eP-DIOXIN\u003c\/i\u003e  109 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames R. Olson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 IMMUNOMODULATION BY PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS 171 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert W. Luebke, Jamie C. DeWitt, Dori R. Germolec, Keith D. Salazar, and Nancy I. Kerkvliet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITY OF DIOXINS 193 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG. Jean Harry and Pamela J. Lein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE ON THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID 229 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKyle Steenland, Tony Fletcher, and David A. Savitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 POLYBROMINATED \u003ci\u003eP-DIOXINS AND\u003c\/i\u003e DIBENZO-DIBENZOFURANS 255 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKurunthachalam Kannan, Chunyang Liao, and Hyo-Bang Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON CANCER AND EXPOSURE TO DIOXINS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS 303 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLennart Hardell and Mikael Eriksson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DIOXINS 359\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne Sweeney, Deborah J. del Junco, Marcella Warner, and Brenda Eskenazi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 BISPHENOL A 381 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThaddeus T. Schug, Sarah A. Vogel, Laura N. Vandenberg, Joe M. Braun, Russ Hauser, Julia A. Taylor, Frederick S. vom Saal, and Jerold J. Heindel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 PHTHALATES: HUMAN EXPOSURE AND RELATED HEALTH EFFECTS 415 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn D. Meeker and Kelly K. Ferguson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 THE SEVESO ACCIDENT 445 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngela Cecilia Pesatori and Pier Alberto Bertazzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 AGENT ORANGE: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, AND LAOS 469 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Hammond and Arnold Schecter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 THE YUSHO AND YUCHENG RICE OIL POISONING INCIDENTS 521 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoshito Masuda and Arnold Schecter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 THE BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER FIRE INCIDENT OF 1981 553 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy Kim and Arnold Schecter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 THE YUSHCHENKO DIOXIN POISONING: CHRONOLOGY AND PHARMACOKINETICS 567\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Jake Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 POPs AND HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT 579 \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid T. 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