Tanu Jindal - New Frontiers in Environmental Toxicology

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New Frontiers in Environmental Toxicology is an important book with emphasis on radiation toxicology, polar ecotoxicology, plastic toxicology, microbial toxicology, nanotoxicology, and pesticide toxicology.

The book aims to enlighten the reader on toxic pollutants in the environment and their harmful effect on human health and nature.

It focuses on the electromagnetic field of mobile phone radiation, polar Antarctica contamination, cyanobacteria extracts, phthalate ester in plastic, nanotoxicology exposure, and prophylactic approaches for OP poisoning effects on human health and ecosystem.

The book contains important aspects of environmental toxicology, features, characterization, applications, environmental routes for dispersion, nanotoxicity, ecotoxicity, and genotoxicity of nanomaterials have been discussed.

The present need is to discover novel sources of drugs, particularly natural resources which do not to have adverse effects on human beings and society. A search for these organisms for medicinal purposes has revealed important chemical prototypes in finding new agents, stimulating the use of refined physical techniques and new syntheses of molecules with the pharmaceutical application for human welfare.

We have discussed the toxicity of POPs in Antarctica, which is due to anthropogenic activities such as tourism and scientific activity. The presence of these persistent pollutants in Antarctica is an alarming situation and needs to be studied further to maintain its pristine environment. The presence of these persistent pollutants may be attributed to anthropogenic sources, orographic effects, migratory birds, and biomagnification.

Organophosphate pesticides are potent nerve agents. Improper use and poor monitoring lead to intentional and unintentional exposures. Most suicide cases are due to intentional consumption of OP. The book has covered the usage, consumption, and pathophysiology of OP exposure as well as recent advances in the prophylactic approach to combat human poisoning. It has also discussed the usage of oximes and their limitation, which is a major drawback in the treatment of OP poisoned cases.

Phthalates are esters of phthalic acid, compounds mainly used as plasticizers. Phthalates are widely used chemicals that are of significant research interest as their exposure causes various consequences for human health. The content discusses the toxicity of phthalates and its potential risks to human health.

We have also covered the important topic of electromagnetic field mobile phone radiation toxicity, where we have discussed the biological and health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs); it is usually the case that biology and health science are of the first concern, and engineering and physics often come second.

The book has sufficient up-to-date research and new critical perspectives of interest.