The Vulnerable Brain and Environmental Risks, Vol. 3

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These acclaimed volumes provide a firm methodological foundation for the evaluation of neural and behavioral toxicology, and address emerging hypotheses about the actions of pollutants on brain function. In Volume 3 distinguished contributors discuss the difficulties of assessing the effects of pervasive toxins in air and water.

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Eighteen chapters are grouped in three sections. The first, on clinical and behavioral effects of common environmental insults, addresses such topics as diagnosis of neurotoxic effects of trichlorethylene in drinking water, vulnerability factors for age- related cognitive decline, environmental factors in the etiology of Alzheimer's dementia, characteristics of the nose-brain barrier, and psychological costs of chronic exposure to ambient air pollution. The second section discusses estimation of risks to the public. The third, agents of particular concern. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Isaacson, Robert L. (Binghamton Univ, New York); Jensen, Karl F. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

The contributors represent the specialties of neurology, toxicology, environmental health, psychiatry, and psychology. Most come from U.S., Argentinean, European, and Japanese medical centers, research institutes, and government agencies. Institutions prominently represented include Boston Univ, Health Effects Research Laboratory of the U.S. EPA and NIH.