Overview
Now in its revised and updated Second Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive and authoritative text in the rapidly evolving field of environmental toxicology. The book provides the objective information that health professionals need to prevent environmental health problems, plan for emergencies, and evaluate toxic exposures in patients.Coverage includes safety, regulatory, and legal issues; clinical toxicology of specific organ systems; emergency medical response to hazardous materials releases; and hazards of specific industries and locations. Nearly half of the book examines all known toxins and environmental health hazards.
A Brandon-Hill recommended title.
"...combines environmental health emergency medical response and occupational health in a unique, easy-to-read format ...covers basic science, regulatory aspects, emergency response, & technical specificity for individual toxicants."
Synopsis
Now in its revised and updated Second Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive and authoritative text in the rapidly evolving field of environmental toxicology. The book provides the objective information that health professionals need to prevent environmental health problems, plan for emergencies, and evaluate toxic exposures in patients. Coverage includes safety, regulatory, and legal issues; clinical toxicology of specific organ systems; emergency medical response to hazardous materials releases; and hazards of specific industries and locations. Nearly half of the book examines all known toxins and environmental health hazards.
A Brandon-Hill recommended title.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:James Harris, MD, MSPH(Oregon Health and Science University)
Description:This multiauthored book is a follow-up to Hazardous Materials Toxicology: Clinical Principles of Environmental Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992). With 117 chapters and over 150 contributors, this is a thorough update of clinical environmental toxicology.
Purpose:It is the intent of the editors to provide a comprehensive and accurate source of up-to-date information on the human effects of exposure to toxic substances. The editors hope this book will help health professionals prevent environmental health problems and plan for toxicologic emergencies.
Audience:The intended audience includes physicians (primarily occupational medicine specialists and toxiocologists), poison control center workers, government employees, and educators. For lay persons, the physiology and mechanisms of injury may be difficult to follow. The editors and authors are recognized authorities in their field.
Features:The book is divided into sections on general principles, regulatory and legal issues, toxicology by organ system, and industry specific hazards. The fifth and final section, which is over half of the book, covers specific toxins and their adverse health effects. The range of topics is diverse: from endocrine disruptors to U.S. - Mexico environmental health issues, to the toxicology of zinc, a wide variety of substances and issues are addressed.
Assessment:This edition is a needed update. After nine years, substantial progress and growth of information has occurred in the field of environmental health. Other occupational and environmental health books are better general resources, as they typically cover topics such as ergonomics and musculoskeletal problems, which are not covered here. The emphasis in this book is toxic exposures, and it is a very useful second text in the library of health professionals. The first edition was my first "go to" resource when seeing patients with potential hazardous exposures. This second edition will be a welcome addition to any health professional's library.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: James Harris, MD, MSPH(Oregon Health and Science University)Description: This multiauthored book is a follow-up to Hazardous Materials Toxicology: Clinical Principles of Environmental Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992). With 117 chapters and over 150 contributors, this is a thorough update of clinical environmental toxicology.
Purpose: It is the intent of the editors to provide a comprehensive and accurate source of up-to-date information on the human effects of exposure to toxic substances. The editors hope this book will help health professionals prevent environmental health problems and plan for toxicologic emergencies.
Audience: "The intended audience includes physicians (primarily occupational medicine specialists and toxiocologists), poison control center workers, government employees, and educators. For lay persons, the physiology and mechanisms of injury may be difficult to follow. The editors and authors are recognized authorities in their field. "
Features: The book is divided into sections on general principles, regulatory and legal issues, toxicology by organ system, and industry specific hazards. The fifth and final section, which is over half of the book, covers specific toxins and their adverse health effects. The range of topics is diverse: from endocrine disruptors to U.S. - Mexico environmental health issues, to the toxicology of zinc, a wide variety of substances and issues are addressed.
Assessment: This edition is a needed update. After nine years, substantial progress and growth of information has occurred in the field of environmental health. Other occupational and environmental health books are better general resources, as they typically cover topics such as ergonomics and musculoskeletal problems, which are not covered here. The emphasis in this book is toxic exposures, and it is a very useful second text in the library of health professionals. The first edition was my first "go to" resource when seeing patients with potential hazardous exposures. This second edition will be a welcome addition to any health professional's library.
Booknews
New edition of a text that provides reliable environmental toxicology information in order to address the environment as a variable in harmony of body and mind, as well as to help health professionals plan for emergencies and prevent environmental health problems. Sullivan (U. of Arizona Health Sciences Center) and Krieger (molecular and environmental toxicology, U. of Colorado Health Sciences Center) present 117 contributions that discuss general principles of environmental health; prevention, regulatory, safety, and legal issues; the individual and organ systems; environmental health hazards of business, industry, sites, and locations; and specific health hazards and toxins. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)3 Stars from Doody