Human Toxicology of Chemcial Mixtures considers how exposure to toxic mixtures affects the different physiological systems and organs.

Human Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures evaluates various sources of exposure, including:

• air, water, and soil pollution
• in utero exposure
• chemicals contained in foods, cosmetics, and domestic cleaning products, adhesives and paints
• industrial chemicals
• pesticides
• electromagnetic radiation
• chemicals ingested or inhaled during the use of alcohol, tobacco and narcotics

Human Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures also examines the interplay between exposure to these mixtures and prevalence of various diseases and conditions, including:

• autism
• attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• developmental neurotoxicology
• multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)
• chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
• fibromyalgia (FM)
• Gulf War Syndrome
• cancer and cancer clusters

Addressed finally are the profound policy implications for formulation, labeling and use of chemical products, and it proposes more stringent exposure limits and warning requirements in light of the newly recognized toxic effects that are directly attributable to the mixture of toxic lipophilic and hydrophilic chemicals.

Contents

Introduction to Chemical Toxicology of Mixtures

1. Health Effects of Exposures to Chemical Mixtures
2. Absorption of Chemcial Mixtures
3. Chemical Toxicology

Exposures to Chemical Mixtures

4. Scope and Sources of Toxic Exposures
5. In Utero Exposure
6. Air Pollution
7. Water Pollution
8. Soil Pollution
9. Food
10. Chemicals in and around the Home
11. Sick Building Syndrome
12. Industrial Exposure
13. Pesticides
14. Alcohol and Tobacco: Recreational Toxins
15. Electromagnetic Radiation and Toxic Exposure

Mixture Effects on Body Systems

16. Respiratory System
17. Nervous System
18. Developmental Neurotoxicology
19. Autism: Effect of Maternal Exposure to Neurotoxic Chemicals
20. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
21. Endocrine Systems
22. Toxic Infertility
23. Teratogens
24. Immune System
25. Chemical Sensitivity: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia (FM), and Gulf War Syndrome (GWS)
26. Skin
27. Musculoskeletal System
28. Cardiovascular System
29. Liver
30. Kidneys
31. Cancer
32. Childhood Cancer
33. Cancer Clusters

Regulatory Requirements and Conclusions

34. Regulatory Requirements
35. Conclusions and Recommendations

Index

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