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Health Effects of Toxic Substances, 2nd Edition is a significantly expanded exploration of hazardous chemicals & their effects on human health & the principles of hazardous materials toxicology & industrial hygiene. Updated & revised for increased clarity & understanding, this inclusive, 312-page book maintains the first edition's original objective: to provide clear & concise explanations of topics & concepts in the field. The authors accomplish this objective by presenting the material in a logical fashion with brief chapter overviews, sample problems, & review questions for each chapter; the placement of important & new terminology in boldfaced text; & the addition of 41 figures & 16 tables throughout the text. The text of this new, Second Edition includes up-to-date & expanded coverage of industrial hygiene, risk assessment, & epidemiology as well as continued coverage of medical monitoring, treatment, & management; industrial toxicology; exposure & entry routes; action of toxic substances; target organ effects; & exposure control methods. The glossary, containing a collection of hazardous materials, toxicology, & industrial hygiene terms, has also been expanded to include a variety of medical & scientific terms.

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"Toxicology in the Industrial Environment" would have been a better title for this excellent introductory book. Malachowski covers all essential bases, including history, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, toxins in the body, dose-response curves, types of hazardous agents and exposures, and the various organ effects of toxic materials. The book's value lies in its thorough discussion of monitoring, protection, and control methods. It also teaches practical calculations. The last chapter treats risk assessment and should be taken to heart by all those who infuse discussions on poisons with fear and other irrationalities. There is an extensive 18-page glossary; each of the 16 chapters has appropriate study exercises; and numerous tables, figures, and diagrams give this work an aura of professionalism. Managers, workers, teachers, students, health professionals, laypersons, and even the media and the public would greatly benefit from the information offered here. The ultimate outcome: toxicological literacy, much needed today to combat "toxic fears" and misinformation. All levels. M. Kroger; Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus