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Author:   Alfred Poulos
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.403kg
ISBN:  

9783030803407

ISBN 10:   3030803406
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   11 December 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1.  Introduction.- Chapter 2: Pesticides in our food.- Chapter 3. The plastics revolution.- Chapter 4. Toxic metals.- Chapter 5. The Indestructibles.- Chapter 6.  Air pollutants.- Chapter 7.  Chemicals from paper manufacture and use.- Chapter 8.  Chemical exposure in the workplace.- Chapter 9. Fluorocarbons.- Chapter 10: Radiation.- Chapter 11.  How do our bodies deal with chemicals?.- Chapter 12:  Genetic variability and the risk of disease – the advantages and disadvantages of being different.- Chapter 13. Environmental chemicals and our genes.- Chapter 14. Environmental chemicals and mitochondria.- Chapter 15. Environmental chemicals and our immune system.- Chapter 16: Just because the amounts are small, does it mean they are safe?.- Chapter 17. What can we do for a better future?.

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Alfred Poulos has a PhD from London University, a law degree from Adelaide University and a professorship from Adelaide University, for his research into genetic diseases, fats and fat metabolism. He held the position of Chief Medical Scientist at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia, for many years and has published over 150 papers in the international scientific and medical journals. He is a current member of the Human Research Ethics Committee of Alfred Health in Melbourne, reviewing medical and other health-related research projects. While Professor Poulos’ medical and scientific research has been wide and varied, it has chiefly focused on the role fats play in health and disease. His recent interests are in nutrition, and in the chemical pollutants present in our food, water and the environment. This interest led to his publication of The Silent Threat, a book that provides consumers with information on the source of many of these chemicals aswell as their possible effects on our health.

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