The training manual in the form accessible to the engineer forms the basic concepts of toxicology. The issues of the relationship between humans and the environment, the mechanisms of human adaptation to its conditions and the measure of increasing the resistance of the body to the effects of xenobiotics are considered. The characteristic of the chemical factors of the environment, the principles of their hygienic rationing are given. The mechanisms of the distribution, biotransformation and removal of toxicants with different ways of their intake into the body are presented. The most attention is paid to the effects of priority pollutants of atmospheric air, water, soil, food and the air environment of the premises on the human body. This is the first original textbook for environmental profile specialists, in which the content of the main sections of toxicology is revealed in an accessible form.
Designed for students studying in the field of “environmental protection”, as well as for the preparation of the profile bachelors “Engineering Protection I surround …
Author
Sotnikova Elena Vasilievna, Dmitrenko Vladimir Petrovich
Publisher
Lan, 2015
Series
Textbooks for universities. Special literature
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