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Environmental endocrine disruptors : a handbook of property data / Lawrence H. Keith.

By: Keith, Lawrence H, 1938-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York ; Chichester : Wiley, c1997Description: xxviii, 1232 p. : ill. ; 26 cm + hbk.ISBN: 0471191264 (m) (hbk); 0471241148 (v) (pbk).Subject(s): Endocrine toxicology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Environmental toxicology -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 616.4
Contents:
Introduction -- Acenaphthene -- Alachlor -- Aldicarb -- Aldrin -- Allethrin -- Amitrole -- Anthracene -- Arsenic -- Atrazine -- Benomyl -- Benz(a)anthracene -- Benzo(a)pyrene -- Benzo(b)fluoranthene -- Benzo(k)fluoranthene -- Beta-BHC -- Bisphenola -- Butyl benzyl phthalate -- Cadmium -- Carbaryl -- Chlordane -- Chlorphrifos -- Chrysene -- Cypermethrin -- 2,4-D -- DDD -- DDE -- DDT -- 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane -- 2,4-dichlorophenol -- Dicofol -- Dieldrin -- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate -- Di-n-butyl phthalate -- Endosulfan -- Endrin -- Heptachlor -- Heptachlor epoxide -- Hexachlorobenzene -- Indeno[1,2,3-C,D]pyrene -- Lead -- Lindane -- Malathion -- Mancozeb -- Maneb -- Mercury -- Methomyl -- Methoxychlor -- Metiram -- Metolachlor -- Metribuzin -- Mirex -- Nitrofen -- Parathion -- PCBs -- Pentachlorophenol -- Pentachloronitrobenzene -- Phenantharene -- Pyrene -- Simazine -- Styrene -- 2,4,5-T -- 2,3,7,8-TCDD -- Toxaphene -- Trifluralin -- Vinclozolin -- Zineb -- Ziram.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This database, available in print and electronic form, provides information on chemical, physical, and toxicological properties of known and suspected environmental endocrine disruptors in a convenient easy-to-use format. Much of the research on EEDs has focused on the effects of these chemicals on wildlife, linking certain compounds to birth defects and abnormal development of immune and reproductive systems.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication.".

CD-ROM to accompany book available at Issue Desk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1161-1184) and index.

Introduction -- Acenaphthene -- Alachlor -- Aldicarb -- Aldrin -- Allethrin -- Amitrole -- Anthracene -- Arsenic -- Atrazine -- Benomyl -- Benz(a)anthracene -- Benzo(a)pyrene -- Benzo(b)fluoranthene -- Benzo(k)fluoranthene -- Beta-BHC -- Bisphenola -- Butyl benzyl phthalate -- Cadmium -- Carbaryl -- Chlordane -- Chlorphrifos -- Chrysene -- Cypermethrin -- 2,4-D -- DDD -- DDE -- DDT -- 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane -- 2,4-dichlorophenol -- Dicofol -- Dieldrin -- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate -- Di-n-butyl phthalate -- Endosulfan -- Endrin -- Heptachlor -- Heptachlor epoxide -- Hexachlorobenzene -- Indeno[1,2,3-C,D]pyrene -- Lead -- Lindane -- Malathion -- Mancozeb -- Maneb -- Mercury -- Methomyl -- Methoxychlor -- Metiram -- Metolachlor -- Metribuzin -- Mirex -- Nitrofen -- Parathion -- PCBs -- Pentachlorophenol -- Pentachloronitrobenzene -- Phenantharene -- Pyrene -- Simazine -- Styrene -- 2,4,5-T -- 2,3,7,8-TCDD -- Toxaphene -- Trifluralin -- Vinclozolin -- Zineb -- Ziram.

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CHOICE Review

This puzzling book mainly contains physical and toxicologic properties of about 70 environmental chemicals (or families of chemicals) considered as possible endocrine modifiers. The largest amount of text concerns toxicity and carcinogenicity, to which endocrine disrupting information has been added, seemingly as an afterthought. Keith emphasizes that "this publication does not include in-depth summaries of endocrine disrupting effects," and that this is a rapidly evolving field. There is virtually no coverage of endocrine disruption per se, and for some of the chemicals there is almost no information on their hormonal effects. The field of endocrine disruption by (or hormone-modifying effects of) chemicals is currently very important, and it is lamentable that a book with this title covers it so weakly. There is indeed a rich, growing, and controversial literature on endocrine-modifying effects of chemicals, which is barely hinted at in this book. Although some of the text is a useful review, a reader would be disappointed in trying to understand the endocrine disruption issues. The review of the toxicologic and carcinogenic information is often extensive, suggesting that the brief endocrine sections and the introductory chapters were added mainly for marketing purposes. The treatment of the effects on endocrine and reproductive systems varies greatly; lead is well described, but dibromochloropropane--a potent testicular toxin--gets brief mention. It is difficult to imagine the audience for this book, other than professionals who must deal specifically with one of these chemicals and who need other information on their toxicity. The CD-ROM version provides a convenient way of accessing the information and is likely to be preferable to the printed version, which, however, is elegantly produced. Reference list for each chemical; list of additional secondary sources; useful appendixes of abbreviations and definitions of medical terminology. Professionals. M. Gochfeld Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Author notes provided by Syndetics

LAWRENCE H. KEITH, PhD, is a Corporate Fellow at Radian International LLC in Austin, Texas. A pioneer in environmental sampling and analysis, methods development, and handling hazardous chemicals, he has published numerous books and technical articles on these subjects in both print and electronic formats.