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Nanotechnology is a much talked about, and rapidly expanding area
of science, which is sometimes little understood. It looks set to
make a significant impact on human life and, with numerous
commercial developments emerging, will become a major industry over
the coming years. Nanotechnology can be broadly described as
developing or exploiting products at nanometre dimensions (i.e. as
having one dimension less than 100 nanometres). Such materials have
a larger surface area to volume ratio than conventional materials
which provides them with an increased level of reactivity, and
consequently, toxicity per unit mass. This book sets the subject
into context by first of all describing the current range of
products containing nano-materials and then looking at the
consequences for the environment and human health relating to the
introduction of nanoparticles and nano-tubes. Nanotechnology:
Consequences for Human Health and the Environment discusses some of
the more controversial issues associated with the field including:
nanoparticles in the environment, occupational exposure,
toxicological properties, human health issues and safety. This
authoritative and comprehensive book will be of interest to both
scientists and technologists but also to regulators and government.
This title is also available in hardback.
The impact of air pollution on human health is currently of
international concern. A comprehensive review of the subject is
given in this volume, which complements the previous title covering
air quality management. Dealing with the common gaseous and
particulate air pollutants, including chemical carcinogens, it
reviews the epidemiological and exposure chamber study research as
well as considering mechanistic studies in the case of particulate
matter. Air Pollution and Health also addresses the practical issue
of setting standards for human exposure to air pollution by
including the philosophy of standard setting and a review of
currently available standards, along with a description of the
setting of USEPA revised standards for ozone and particulate
matter. Current knowledge of indoor air pollution is also
discussed. As with all other books in the series, this volume will
be of interest to the general public as well as being an important
reference source for all those involved in the field, be it as
student, industrialist, government agent, or health professional.
Enormous increases in agricultural productivity can properly be
associated with the use of chemicals. This statement applies
equally to crop production through the use of fertilizers,
herbicides and pesticides, as to livestock production and the
associated use of drugs, steroids and other growth accelerators.
There is, however a dark side to this picture and it is important
to balance the benefits which flow from the use of agricultural
chemicals against their environmental impacts which sometimes are
seriously disadvantageous. Agricultural Chemicals and the
Environment explores a variety of issues which currently are
subject to wide-ranging debate and are of concern not only to the
scientific establishment and to students, but also to farmers,
landowners, managers, legislators, and to the general public.
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