Nanopathology:the health impact of nanoparticles
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Pan Stanford Pub. distributed by World Scientific Pub.,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 298 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9789814241007 9814241008 |
Index Number: | TB383 |
CLC: |
TB383-05 R319 |
Call Number: | TB383-05/G263 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. How the whole thing began or the logic path towards a discovery -- In-vitro and in-vivo biological behaviour of micro and nanoparticles -- Clinical cases: lung, blood, liver, kidney, digestive system, vessels, sperm -- Six "detective stories" -- War and nanoparticles -- Nanoparticles in the environment and working places -- Nanoparticles in food, cosmetics and other products -- New York 9/11 -- The future and prevention criteria. Describes the impact of nanoparticles and microparticles on human and animal health and offers criteria for preventing potential problems deriving from these particles. |