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Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects, Second Edition
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MORTON LIPPMANN, PhD, is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine, and the Director of the Research Center for the Health Risks of Ambient Particulate Matter, supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He also directs the Human Exposure and Health Effects Research Program at New York University's Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine.
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Preface.

Contributors.

1. Introduction and Background (M. Lippmann).

2. Ambient Particulate Matter (M. Lippmann).

3. Asbestos and Other Mineral and Vitreous Fibers (M. Lippmann).

4. Benzene (B. Goldstein & G. Witz).

5. Carbon Monoxide (M. Kleinman).

6. Chromium (M. Cohen & M. Costa).

7. Diesel Exhaust (J. Mauderly).

8. Dioxins and Dioxins-like Chemicals (M. DeVito & M. Gallo).

9. Drinking Water Disinfection (R. Bull).

10. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (J. Samet & S. Wang). 

11. Food Constituents, Additives, and Contaminants (J. Rodricks).

12. Formaldehyde and Other Aldehydes (G. Leikauf).

13. Indoor Bioaerosol Contaminants (M. O'Rourke & M. Lebowitz).

14. Lead and Compounds (K. Mahaffey, et al.).

15. Human-made Ionizing Radiation and Radioactivity: Sources, Levels, and Effects (J. Mauro & N. Cohen).

16. Mercury (J. Nielsen & P. Grandjean).

17. Microwaves and Electromagnetic Fields (D. Sliney & F. Colville).

18. Nitrogen Oxides (R. Schlesinger).

19. Noise: Its Effects and Control (D. Johnson).

20. Ozone (M. Lippmann).

21. Pesticides (P. Landrigan, et al.).

22. Radon and Daughters (N. Harley).

23. Sulfur Oxides: Acidic Aerosols and SO2 (M. Lippmann).

24. Trace Elements: Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Nickel (M. Costa).

25. Ultraviolet Radiation (C. Driscoll, et al.).

26. Volatile Organic Compounds and the Sick Building Syndrome (L. Møylave).

27. Perspectives on Individual and Community Risks (A. Upton).

28. Reducing Risks: An Environmental Engineering Perspective (R. Loehr).

29. Clinical Perspective on Respiratory Toxicology (M. Utell & J. Samet).

30. Industrial Perspectives: Translating the Knowledge Base into Corporate Policies, Programs, and Practices for Health Protection (F. Hoerger, et al.).

Index.

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