Region
Asbestos
Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects
Edited by Samuel P. Hammar, Ronald F. Dodson
- Price: $167.95
- Binding/Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 978-0-8493-2829-9
- Publish Date: September 29th 2005
- Imprint: CRC Press
- Pages: 425 pages
Description
While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here. Edited by leading authorities, with contributions from specialists and leaders in their respective fields, Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects provides a cross-disciplinary approach and an authoritative review of asbestos research. The breadth and depth of coverage spans history, pathology, epidemiology, as well as sampling, analysis, and regulatory issues.
Following the path of asbestos from its natural sources to its effects at the cell, organism, and population levels, the volume covers testing methods, types of exposure, and the associated health effects. It provides a multi-disciplinary look at sampling methods, analysis, pathology, and regulations. The book explores differences in the detection levels achieved with various techniques applied to the various types of environmental and human samples. This includes comparisons of recommended and/or required sampling schemes and the parameters associated with the instruments used in each of the methods.
Offering state-of-the-art data on asbestos exposure and the resultant development of disease, the content is styled so that the depth of coverage is sufficient for specialists and researchers but also useful for anyone having to deal with asbestos-related problems.
Contents
Preface
The History of the Extraction and Uses of Asbestos, A.L. Frank, M.D., Ph. D.
Asbestos Analysis Methods, J.R. Millette, M.D.
The Analysis and Relevance of Asbestos Burden in Tissue, R.F. Dodson, Ph.D, FCCP, FAHA
Molecular and Cellular Responses to Asbestos Exposure, M.A. L. Atkinson, M.A., D. Phil
Pathological Features of Asbestos-Related Diseases, S.P. Hammar, M.D, FCCP, FCAP
The Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Disease and the Knowledge that Led to What Is Known Today, R.A. Lemen, Ph.D., MSPH
Clinical Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Disease, G.K. Friedman, M.D.
Core Curriculum for Practicing Physicians Related to Asbestos, J.L. Levin, M.D, MSPH and P.P. Rountree, M.D., FACOEM
Appendices: Understanding Asbestos Regulations and Their Applications, F. Polanco, MS.