Toxicological Profile for Selenium (Update)
Toxicological Profile for Selenium (Update)

Author: John Risher

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 143793076X

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Selenium (SE) and its compounds are used in photographic devices, gun gluing, plastics, paints, anti-dandruff shampoos, vitamin and mineral supp., fungicides, and glass. It is also used to prepare drugs and as a nutritional feed supp. for poultry and livestock. This profile includes: (a) The exam¿n. of toxicologic info. and epidemiologic evaluations on SE to ascertain the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and the chronic health effects; (b) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of SE is avail. to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health (SRHH); and (c) Ident¿n. of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types of exposure that may present SRHH. Illus. A print on demand pub.

The Atmosphere and the Sea in Motion
The Atmosphere and the Sea in Motion

Author: Bert Bolin

Publisher:

Published: 2012-04-01

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 9781258292270

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Additional Contributors Are George W. Platzman, Henry Stommel, Carl Gustav Rossby, T. Gergeron, H. R. Byers And Many Others.

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers

Author: Jan W. Gooch

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-11-08

Total Pages: 1048

ISBN-13: 1441962468

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This reference, in its second edition, contains more than 7,500 polymeric material terms, including the names of chemicals, processes, formulae, and analytical methods that are used frequently in the polymer and engineering fields. In view of the evolving partnership between physical and life sciences, this title includes an appendix of biochemical and microbiological terms (thus offering previously unpublished material, distinct from all competitors.) Each succinct entry offers a broadly accessible definition as well as cross-references to related terms. Where appropriate to enhance clarity further, the volume's definitions may also offer equations, chemical structures, and other figures. The new interactive software facilitates easy access to a large database of chemical structures (2D/3D-view), audio files for pronunciation, polymer science equations and many more.

The Chinese Economy
The Chinese Economy

Author: Barry Naughton

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 0262640643

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The most comprehensive English-language overview of the modern Chinese economy, covering China's economic development since 1949 and post-1978 reforms--from industrial change and agricultural organization to science and technology.