Overview
- Broadens readers’ understanding of health problems caused by environmental fibrous and particulate substances
- Offers researchers an overview of the latest findings on the immunological effects of fibrous and particulate substances including nano-particles
- Provides a comprehensive resource for scholars interested in environmental and occupational health
Part of the book series: Current Topics in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (CTEHPM)
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About this book
   This volume examines our current understanding of the biological effects of fibrous and particulate substances, including discussions on nanoparticles. It offers comprehensive information on the latest insights into the immunological effects of various irritants on the human body. Readers will benefit from the contributing authors’ diverse perspectives and extensive discussions of key issues, which include molecular alterations of the immune system and autoimmune diseases in connection with asbestos and silica, among others. The chapters also discuss recommendations, practical methods, and nanosafety science in situations involving exposure to nanotoxic substances.
   Edited in collaboration with the Japanese Society for Hygiene, this book provides up-to-date information on the immunological effects of nanotoxic substances to researchers interested in environmental and occupational health. Presenting a number of recent concepts and findings in the field, it enables readers to gain a comprehensive knowledge of health problems caused by environmental fibrous and particulate substances.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biological Effects of Fibrous and Particulate Substances
Editors: Takemi Otsuki, Yasuo Yoshioka, Andrij Holian
Series Title: Current Topics in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55732-6
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Japan KK 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55731-9Published: 08 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56309-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55732-6Published: 28 September 2015
Series ISSN: 2364-8333
Series E-ISSN: 2364-8341
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 221
Topics: Public Health, Immunology, Pharmacology/Toxicology