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Case Studies in Nanotoxicology and Particle Toxicology presents a highly-illustrated analysis of the most prominent cases on the adverse effects of nanoparticles and their impact on humans and the environment. This comprehensive reference demonstrates the possible risks imposed by managing and handl...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Gatti, Antonietta M. (Editor); Montanari, Stefano (Editor)
Published: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier Ltd.,
Publisher Address: London [UK] :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128012154
Summary: Case Studies in Nanotoxicology and Particle Toxicology presents a highly-illustrated analysis of the most prominent cases on the adverse effects of nanoparticles and their impact on humans and the environment. This comprehensive reference demonstrates the possible risks imposed by managing and handling nanoparticles, showing the effects of involuntary inhalation or ingestion during their use and after their incineration. Through the use of numerous examples, readers will discover the possible risks and effects of working with nanoparticles, along with best practices to prevent these eff.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780128012543
0128012544
Index Number: RA1270
CLC: TB383-05
Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- Introduction; 1.1 -- The history; 1.2 -- What is nanopathology?; References; Chapter 2 -- A Very Brief History of Particulate Pollution; 2.1 -- Origin; References; Chapter 3 -- Nanotoxicity; 3.1 -- Introduction; 3.2 -- New scenario of the nano-bio-interactions; 3.3 -- The nanotoxicological debate; References; Chapter 4 -- Clinical Cases; 4.1 -- Introduction; 4.2 -- Mesothelioma: a nanofiber-induced disease; 4.3 -- Hashimoto Thyroiditis; 4.4 -- Ameloblastoma; 4.5 -- Leukemia and lymphoma
4.6 -- Congenital malformations4.7 -- Cryoglobulinemia; 4.8 -- Breast Cancer; References; Chapter 5 -- Sentinel Cases; 5.1 -- Introduction: Nanopathology and Toxicology; 5.2 -- Sentinel cases; 5.3 -- Hepatic granulomas: Same disease, different pathogens; 5.4 -- Archeology and war; 5.5 -- The case of the worker in a ceramic-tile industry; 5.6 -- Precious alloys in a prostatic neoformation; 5.7 -- The case of a child with prostate cancer; 5.8 -- A malformed child born with leukemia; 5.9 -- Malformed children; 5.10 -- The child with bone cancer; 5.11 -- The case of the patient killed by repeated enemas
5.12 -- The boy who played five-a-side football5.13 -- The boy who went into a sudden coma; References; Chapter 6 -- Environmental Cases and Nanoecotoxicology; 6.1 -- The case of a power plant; 6.2 -- Contamination around urban incinerators; 6.3 -- The case of the incinerator of Terni; 6.4 -- Contamination by engineered nanoparticles; References; Chapter 7 -- War Cases and Terrorist Attacks; 7.1 -- Introduction; 7.2 -- The war environmental dust; 7.3 -- The Italian case: diseases among soldiers after the Balkan war; 7.4 -- The case of Soldier 1; 7.5 -- The case of Soldier 2
7.6 -- A case of a soldier with contaminated semen and artificial insemination7.7 -- A case of a soldier with aspergillosis complications; 7.8 -- The case of a civilian who worked in Sarajevo during the siege and war; 7.9 -- The cases of two reporters who worked in the Gulf and Balkan War theaters; 7.10 -- Quirra and the Quirra Syndrome; 7.11 -- The cases of rescue workers during the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers; 7.12 -- Have Hiroshima and Nagasaki been misinterpreted?; 7.13 -- A brief conclusion; References; Chapter 8 -- Food, Drugs and Nanoparticles; 8.1 -- Introduction
8.2 -- Intentional and accidental contamination of food8.3 -- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and food; 8.4 -- Vaccine contamination; References; Chapter 9 -- Occupational Cases; 9.1 -- Introduction; 9.2 -- Printers and nanoink; 9.3 -- Cases of spontaneous pneumothorax; 9.4 -- Working pollution in nanotechnology laboratories; References; Chapter 10 -- Miscellaneous Cases; 10.1 -- Impact of smoking; 10.2 -- Diabetes, chronic-fatigue syndrome and other pathologies that could be explained from a different point of view; 10.3 -- Other possible effects of nanoparticle exposure; References
Chapter 11 -- The Future of Nanotechnologies