Hamilton And Hardy S Industrial Toxicology

Providing a concise, yet comprehensive, reference on all aspectsof industrial exposures and toxicants; this book aidstoxicologists, industrial hygienists, and occupational physiciansto investigate workplace health problems. • Updates and expands coverage with new chapterscovering regulatory toxicology, toxicity testing, physical hazards,high production volume (HPV) chemicals, and workplace druguse • Includes information on occupational and environmentalsources of exposure, mammalian toxicology, industrial hygiene,medical management and ecotoxicology • Retains a succinct chapter format that has become thehallmark for the previous editions • Distils a vast amount of information into one resourcefor both academics and professionals

This latest edition of a classic reference work in occupational and environmental medicine retains the clinical tone associated with earlier works, and updates the critical toxicologic information in a well-organized, moderate and accessible format. The book is organized alphabetically by substance and includes many new substances and the latest research on industrial toxins. Organized alphabetically by substance around the major sections of Metals & Metalloids, Chemical Compounds, Organic High Polymers, Pesticides, Physical Agents, Dusts, and Selected Topics in Industrial Hygiene. Each chapter will follow a set template to allow for ease of use and include: Uses, Classifications and Standards, Toxic/Harmful Effects, Prevention and Control, Treatment, Biomonitoring/Risk Assessment, and References Applied, clinically relevant toxicology. Chapters will provide a distillation of current knowledge; no wading through general principles of biochemistry, basic science, or pharmacokinetics. Hamilton & Hardysis perhaps the most widely known occupational/industrial medicine book in the domestic market. Mosby will be bringing a classic, high-visibility book back into the market place.

"This book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of industrial toxicology, employing a succinct chapter format that has become the hallmark for the previous editions of Hamilton & Hardy's Industrial Toxicology"--Provided by publisher.