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Gene Drives at Tipping Points = Precautionary Technology Assessment and Gover…
This open access book reports on a pilot project aiming at collecting information on the socio-ecological risks that could arise in the event of an uncontrolled spread of genetically engineered organisms into the environment. The researchers will, for instance, be taking a closer look at genetically engineered oilseed rape, genetically engineered olive flies as well as plants and animals with s…
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- 9783030389345
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- XVIII, 256 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Alternatives to Animal Testing
This open access book presents recent advances in the pure sciences that are of significance in the quest for alternatives to the use of animals in research and describes a variety of practical applications of the three key guiding principles for the more ethical use of animals in experiments – replacement, reduction, and refinement, collectively known as the 3Rs. Important examples from acro…
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- 9789811324475
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- VI, 130 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Human Milk
This open access book reviews the trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human milk and discusses the main findings of five global surveys that were coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 2000 to 2019. Human milk was selected as core matrix for human exposure under the Global Monitoring Plan for effectiveness evalua…
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- 978-3-031-34085-7
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- XXVII, 683
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Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States
The stories of residents of low-income communities across the country who took action when pollution from heavy industry contaminated their towns.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262289580
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- 1 online resource (363 pages)
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Oceanography and Marine Biology An Annual Review, Volume 60
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography. The ever-increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues, especially global climate change and its impacts, creates a demand for authoritative refereed reviews summarizing and synthesizing the results of both …
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- 9781003288602
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Arterial Chemoreceptors in Physiology and Pathophysiology
Every three years, the International Society for Arterial Chemoreception (ISAC) arranges a Meeting to bring together all of the major International research groups investigating the general topic of oxygen sensing in health and disease, with a prime focus upon systemic level hypoxia and carotid body function. This volume summarises the proceedings of the XIXth meeting of the Society, held in Le…
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- 978-3-319-18440-1
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- XI, 404
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- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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- 615 ART a
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 235
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.
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- 978-3-319-10861-2
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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 233
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.
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- 978-3-319-10479-9
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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.
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- 978-3-319-10638-0
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Tryptophan Metabolism: Implications for Biological Processes, Health and Disease
This book discusses the relationship between cellular immunity and tryptophan metabolism, as well as its products, serotonin and melatonin, in the development of several diseases and reappraises the common signal transduction pathways of the neurodegenerative diseases, carcinogenesis, immune tolerance, inflammation, hypersensitivity reactions, neuropsychiatric disorders, in addition to bacteria…
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