Environmental Neurotoxicology [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1992 | ISBN-10: 0309045312 | ISBN-13: 978-0309045315 | Edition: 1

Scientists agree that exposure to toxic agents in the environment can cause neurological and psychiatric illnesses ranging from headaches and depression to syndromes resembling parkinsonism. It can even result in death at high exposure levels. The emergence of subclinical neurotoxicity - the concept that long-term impairments can escape clinical detection - makes the need for risk assessment even more critical. This volume paves the way toward definitive solutions, presenting the current consensus on risk assessment and environmental toxicants and offering specific recommendations. The book covers: the biologic basis of neurotoxicity; progress in the application of biologic markers; reviews of a wide range of in vitro and in vivo testing techniques; the use of surveillance and epidemiology to identify neurotoxic hazards that escape premarket screening; and research needs. This volume will be an important resource for policymakers, health specialists, researchers, and students.

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Book Description

Scientists agree that exposure to toxic agents in the environment can cause neurological and psychiatric illnesses ranging from headaches and depression to syndromes resembling parkinsonism. It can even result in death at high exposure levels. The emergence of subclinical neurotoxicity--the concept that long-term impairments can escape clinical detection--makes the need for risk assessment even more critical.
This volume paves the way toward definitive solutions, presenting the current consensus on risk assessment and environmental toxicants and offering specific recommendations.
The book covers:

• The biologic basis of neurotoxicity.
  
• Progress in the application of biologic markers.
  
• Reviews of a wide range of in vitro and in vivo testing techniques.
  
• The use of surveillance and epidemiology to identify neurotoxic hazards that escape premarket screening.
  
• Research needs.
  

This volume will be an important resource for policymakers, health specialists, researchers, and students.

About the Author

Committee on Neurotoxicology and Models for Assessing Risk, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council

Product Details

• Paperback: 166 pages
• Publisher: National Academy Pre; 1 edition (June 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309045312
• ISBN-13: 978-0309045315
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,871,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)