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Total Exposure Health

An Introduction

Dirk P Yamamoto editor LeeAnn Racz editor Kirk A Phillips editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:4th Jun '20

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of "Total Exposure Health" and presents details on subject areas which make up the framework. It provides in-depth coverage of the science and technology supporting exposure and risk assessment. This includes advances in toxicology and the "-omics" as well as new techniques for exposure assessment. The book concludes with a discussion on bioethics implications, including ethical considerations related to genetic testing.

  • Discusses advances in exposure monitoring
  • Presents a systems biology approach to human exposures
  • Examines how overall well-being translates to worker productivity
  • Considers the link between work-related risk factors and health conditions
  • Covers the study of genomics in precision medicine and exposure science
  • Explores bioethics in genomic studies

Aimed at the exposure professionals (industrial hygienists, toxicologists, public health, environmental engineers), geneticists, molecular biologists, engineers and managers in the health and safety industry as well as professionals in the public administration field.

Chapter 16 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

"The book includes a useful index. The total exposure (or worker) health and exposome-ics topics will dominate occupational health and related fields. Publication during 2020 destines this book for an explainer role and a presenter of research prospects. Weighted Numerical Score: 95 - 4 Stars!"

- John T. Pierce, MBBS (MD) PhD (Navy Environmental Health Center)

ISBN: 9780367201395

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 621g

329 pages