Chemistry, health and environment / Olov Sterner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sterner, Olov.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental toxicology.

Chemicals--Physiological effect.

Chemicals.

Physical Description:

xv, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Weinheim ; Chichester : Wiley-VCH, [1999]

Summary:

Today's chemists need to know how hazardous the chemicals they work with are, and they want to understand the relationship between chemical and structural properties and toxicity. At the same time, modern society requires that chemists have this kowledge, as legislation makes the producers/users of chemicals responsible for any adverse effects. The book deals with the effects on both man and ecosystems. It stresses especially on the relationship between chemical structure and chemical properties/toxic effects and metabolic conversions. This is not just another book on toxicology. What makes this book special is that it is written from a chemical point of view. This textbook applies the basic principles of reactivity and reaction possibilities of organic compounds to metabolic reactions and living systems.

Contents:

1. Chemicals and society

2. Organic compounds

3. Chemical properties

4. The chemicals of nature

5. Toxicological concepts

6. Uptake, distribution and elimination of chemicals

7. Metabolism of exogenous compounds in mammals : the principle conversions

8. Metabolism of exogenous compounds in mammals

9. Conversions and transformations in the environment

10. Toxic effect of chemicals

11. The molecular basis for genotoxicity and carcinogenicity

12. Environmental effects of chemicals

13. The assessment of organic structures.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

3527300872

OCLC:

41258967