Chemical Environmental Pollutants and their Effect on Health

This book focuses ontheimpact ofenvironmental chemicals onhuman health. Its coverage includes metals contaminating theenvironment, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), air pollution and endocrine disruptors. Harmful consumer products, workplace exposure, cosmetics, microplastic waste are described. Sincemost chemical substances are related todegenerative disorders and other communicable diseases, theproposed models ofdisease are analyzed, including cancer and psychiatry disorders. To provide an understanding ofthemechanisms ofdiseases duetoexposure, thebook also covers basic background knowledge in geneticsand epigenetic mechanisms. Oxidative stress and antioxidant mechanisms ofthebody are presented and how chronic inflammation and oxidative stress leads todisease. Finally, therole ofa well-balanced diet and ingredients in thediet which prevent disease as well as themechanisms ofprevention are emphasized.