Hazardous Chemicals Overview Toxicological Profile Challenges And Future Perspectives

Hazardous Chemicals: Overview, Toxicological Profile, Challenges, and Future Perspectives aims to provide comprehensive coverage of topics such as the routes of exposures, mechanism of toxicity, hazard control measures, handling and storage, emergency guidelines, and safety measures. This book also presents an overview of risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication. The book is organized into specific classifications of chemical hazard: pesticides, fertilizers, insecticides, automotive, paint and paint solvents, pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing solvents, dyes, cleaning agents, and radioactive products. It discusses the health risk, environmental impact, and management strategies for these toxic substances. The inclusion of case studies provide practical examples to researchers, academics, graduate and postgraduate students in toxicology, environmental science, and those in industry engaged in the evaluation of toxic substances and human health concerns. Covers exposure routes, health impacts, risk assessment, and control measures of hazardous chemicals Includes storage and handling information for personnel vulnerable to hazards and risks from toxic substances Provides case studies related to toxic substances that have turned up into a disastrous event Examines recent research trends in the field of specific toxic substances

Selenium (SE) and its compounds are used in photographic devices, gun gluing, plastics, paints, anti-dandruff shampoos, vitamin and mineral supp., fungicides, and glass. It is also used to prepare drugs and as a nutritional feed supp. for poultry and livestock. This profile includes: (a) The exam¿n. of toxicologic info. and epidemiologic evaluations on SE to ascertain the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and the chronic health effects; (b) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of SE is avail. to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health (SRHH); and (c) Ident¿n. of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types of exposure that may present SRHH. Illus. A print on demand pub.