Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment is acomprehensive, up-to-date overview of environmental pollutants thatare of current concern to human health.Clearly structured throughout, the main body of the book isdivided by pollutant type with a chapter devoted to each group ofpollutants. Each chapter follows a similar format to facilitatecomparison and discussion. For each pollutant, the authors describethe sources, pathways, environmental fate and sinks as well asknown toxicological effects. Importantly, the second chapter onheavy metals and other inorganic substances deals with traceelement deficiencies which can have serious problems for humanhealth. Some rocks and soils are naturally low in some traceelements and intensive agriculture over the past half century haseffectively mined many trace elements reducing their levels insoils and crops. The final chapter is a discussion about thevarious risk assessment frameworks and regulations covering themain pollutants.* Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of environmental pollutantsof concern to human health* Clearly divided into pollutant type with each chapter devotedto a different pollutant group* Clearly structured throughout with the same format for eachchapter to help facilitate comparison and discussion and enablereaders to prioritise chemicals of concern* Description of the sources, pathways, environmental fate andknown toxicological effect* Includes contributions from leading researchers and edited by ateam of experts in the field