Overview
- A timely and comprehensive overview of the latest science for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) that fills a gap in current literature
- Provides critical assessments of the most controversial topics surrounding toxicological evaluation of PFCs to give readers an expert perspective on these issues
- Emphasizes the integration of modes and mechanisms of action with functional endpoints that are relevant to human and wildlife health
Part of the book series: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology (MOLECUL)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book serves as a timely and comprehensive overview of the latest science for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), covering the development of methods for assessing PFASs in biological fluids and tissues as well as the current knowledge regarding their toxicity to vertebrate organisms. This book includes chapters on human and wildlife exposure/body burdens, reviews of metabolism and toxicological effects by organ system/developmental stage and aspects of PFAS toxicity that are driving PFAS research and regulatory oversight.
Toxicological Effects of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances provide critical assessments of the most controversial topics surrounding toxicological evaluation of PFASs to give readers an expert perspective on the issues. Emphasis is placed on the integration of modes and mechanisms of action with functional endpoints that are relevant to human and wildlife health.
This book will be a useful resource for toxicologists, environmental chemists, risk assessors and researchers with an interest in the class of compounds known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Toxicological Effects of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Editors: Jamie C. DeWitt
Series Title: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15518-0
Publisher: Humana Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-15517-3Published: 27 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37917-3Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-15518-0Published: 14 April 2015
Series ISSN: 2168-4219
Series E-ISSN: 2168-4235
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 495
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Environmental Health, Ecotoxicology