Overview

This book originated in a series of cross-disciplinary conversations in the years 1984-1990 between the editor, who is a physician-researcher involved in clinical and laboratory research, and a dioxin toxicologist. During the years in which the conversations took place, an extraordinary amount of new scientific literature was published related to dioxins, defined for purposes of this text as the chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, polychlorinated biphe­ nyls (PCB's) and other compounds that are structurally and toxicologically similar to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7 ,8-TCDD), the most extensively studied and most toxic of this group of chemicals. Dioxins also began to interest not only chemists and toxicologists, but also specialists from diverse disciplines such as wildlife and environmental science, immunology, neuroscience,public health, epidemiology, med­ icine, government, law, sociology, and journalism. Specialists from such varied disciplines, while familiar with their own literature, frequently did not have time to follow the dioxin literature outside their specialty area. In addition, each specialty had unique knowledge, methods, and perspectives. Cross­ disciplinary conversation was necessary, but all too frequently, specialists from the various disciplines did not speak the same language, resulting in misunderstanding.

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Author:   A. Schecter
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.110kg
ISBN:  

9781489914644

ISBN 10:   1489914641
Pages:   710
Publication Date:   22 June 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Overview: The Dioxin Debate (T. Webster, B. Commoner). Risk Assessments of Dioxinlike Compounds (E.K. Silbergeld, P.L. deFur). Environmental Sources, Distribution, and Fate of Polychlorinated, Dibenzodioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Related Organochlorines (D.R. Zook, C. Rappe). Dioxins in Food (J.R. Startin). Toxicology of Dioxins and Related Chemicals (M.J. DeVito, L.S. Birnbaum). Pharmacokinetics of Dioxins and Related Chemicals (J.R. Olson). Immunotoxicology of Dioxins and Related Chemicals (N.I. Kerkvliet). Dose Response Effects of Dioxins: Species Comparison and Implication for Risk Assessment (A.M. Tritscher et al.). Dioxins, Dibenzofurans, PCBs, and Wildlife (J.P. Giesy et al.). Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Dioxins and other Ah Receptor Agonists (M. Theobald, R.E. Peterson). Aquatic Toxicity of Dioxins and Related Chemicals (M.K. Walker, R.E. Peterson). Dioxins and Mammalian Carcinogenesis (J. Huff). Neurochemical and Behavioral Sequelae of Exposure to Dioxins and PCBs (R.F. Seegal, S.L. Schantz). 7 additional articles. Index.

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