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AIR / R.A.S. Hemat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hemat, R. A. S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urology.
- Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 381 p.
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : Urotext, c2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Toxic chemicals in all forms are in the air with the promise of perfect lawns, perfect agriculture, perfect hygienic kitchens, perfect white laundry, perfect office, perfect hospital, perfect travelling, etc. Chemicals saturated air is a source of most diseases-either directly, or by compromising the immune response, or giving the pathogens the evolutionary advantage. This book will guide you through many problems and provide information to help make decisions about the environment. Exploring how to have healthy environment. AIR is based on the extensive international clinical and teaching experience of the author, both in traditional and integrated systems of medical schools.
- Contents:
- COVER
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- AIR
- The biological effects of air pollution
- Air quality
- Transport
- Acid rain
- ELEMENTS OF AIR POLLUTION
- Cathodic ray tubes screens and video display terminals
- Chemical elements
- Biological elements
- Solar radiation
- SMOKING
- Biomolecular damage of cigarette smoke
- Tobacco smoke carcinogens and lung cancer
- The renal risk of smoking
- Nicotine
- Bladder cancer
- THE FREE RADICALS
- Oxidative stress
- PATHOBIOLOGY OF ADAPTATION
- PATHOBIOLOGY OF POLLUTION
- MICROWAVE
- ELECTROMAGNETIC HYPERSENSITIVITY (EHS)
- THE AIROPLANE CABIN ENVIRONMENT
- Exposures on aircraft
- Chemical contaminants
- Aircraft component materials
- Contaminants from aircraft systems
- Biological agents
- Bioaerosols
- Health considerations
- HOSPITAL'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
- The environmental essentials to operating room
- ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES (OPS)
- ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND OESTROGENS MIMICKERS
- Cosmetology
- CONSEQUENCES OF AIR POLLUTION
- NEGATIVE ION GENERATOR
- Vitamins and minerals of the air
- ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-53851-1
- 9786610538515
- 1-903737-10-9
- OCLC:
- 80245067
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