Environmental Health and Toxicology

Beckley Ikhajiagbe, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040656426
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Science

This book gives information about theory, concepts, practices, and mechanisms of environmental health and toxicology. It discusses ecological processes, climate and natural biogeochemical cycles, food chains, and agro-ecologies to provide a foundational understanding of environmental toxicity including consequences of contaminants on environmental systems. The impact of human activity on terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats, as well as the idea of bioindication and biomonitoring as management and monitoring strategies in these environments is also examined.

Features:

• Introduces environmental toxicology and chemistry in the terrestrial ecosystem
• Discusses the importance of bioindicators and biomonitors in the aquatic environment
• Examines the global energy dilemma and its impact on climate change
• Explores influence of environmental pollutants as endocrine-disrupting chemicals
• Examines occupational health and safety organizations as stakeholders in maintaining environmental sustainability

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in environmental science and engineering.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• 1 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• 2 Current Debate on Weather, Climate Change and Global Warming
• 3 Current Advances in Aquatic and Marine Toxicology
• 4 Water Pollution: Human and Environmental Consequences of Water Crisis
• 5 Detrimental Influence of Diverse Pollutants on Water Environment and Human Life: Public Health Implications
• 6 Gene-Environment Interaction in Polluted Systems
• 7 Influence of Environmental Contaminants as Mutagens in the Ecosystem
• 8 Impact of Deforestation on Freshwater Habitat
• 9 Impact of Environmental Pollutants on Genetic Makeup and Function in Plants
• 10 Current Trends in Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
• 11 Environmental Risks of Wildfire
• 12 Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Human–Human Interactions in the 21st Century
• 13 Current Advances in Evaluation of Microplastics in Environmental Toxicology
• 14 Pesticide Residues and the Danger of Biomagnification in Ecosystems
• 15 The Preponderance of Environmental Contaminants and Endocrine Disruption
• 16 Leveraging Green Economy and Sustainable Remediation for National Economic Development
• 17 Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes, to be or not to be?
• 18 Recent Advances on Anthropogenic Activities and Contaminants That Are Mutagenic to the Ecosystem
• 19 Environmental Toxicology and Climate Change: What Do We Need to Do?
• 20 Determination of Microplastics in Environmental Toxicology
• 21 Molecular Mechanisms Involved in DNA Impairment When Exposed to Toxicants from the Environment
• 22 Acidification of Freshwater and Impact on Aquatic Life
• 23 The Toxicological Impacts of Global Warming and Climate Change
• 24 Understanding the Forest Decline and Habitat Loss
• 25 Effects of Greenhouse Gas Emission on Agricultural Production and the Prospects of their Sequestration with Biochar
• Index