Case studies in nanotoxicology and particle toxicology

Case studies in nanotoxicology and particle toxicology / edited by Antonietta M. Gatti, PhD, Stefano Montanari, PhD.

Case Studies in Nanotoxicology and Particle Toxicology presents a highly-illustrated analysis of the most prominent cases on the adverse effects of nanoparticles and their impact on humans and the environment. This comprehensive reference demonstrates the possible risks imposed by managing and handl...

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Other Authors: Gatti, Antonietta M. (Editor), Montanari, Stefano (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London [UK] : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier Ltd., [2015]
Subjects:
Nanoparticles > Toxicology.
Nanostructured materials > Toxicology.
Pollutants.
pollutants.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Pollutants
Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. The history. What is nanopathology?
  • A Very Brief History of Particulate Pollution. Origin
  • Nanotoxicity. Introduction. New scenario of the nano-bio-interactions. The nanotoxicological debate
  • Clinical Cases. Introduction. Mesothelioma : a nanofiber-induced disease. Hashimoto Thyroiditis. Ameloblastoma. Leukemia and lymphoma. Congenital malformations. Cryoglobulinemia. Breast Cancer
  • Sentinel Cases. Introduction : Nanopathology and Toxicology. Sentinel cases. Hepatic granulomas : same disease, different pathogens. Archeology and war. The case of the worker in a ceramic-tile industry. Precious alloys in a prostatic neoformation. The case of a child with prostate cancer. A malformed child born with leukemia. Malformed children. The child with bone cancer. The case of the patient killed by repeated enemas. The boy who played five-a-side football. The boy who went into a sudden coma
  • Environmental Cases and Nanoecotoxicology. The case of a power plant. Contamination around urban incinerators. The case of the incinerator of Terni. Contamination by engineered nanoparticles
  • War Cases and Terrorist Attacks. Introduction. The war environmental dust. The Italian case : diseases among soldiers after the Balkan war. The case of Soldier 1. The case of Soldier 2. A case of a soldier with contaminated semen and artificial insemination. A case of a soldier with aspergillosis complications. The case of a civilian who worked in Sarajevo during the siege and war. The cases of two reporters who worked in the Gulf and Balkan War theaters. Quirra and the Quirra Syndrome. The cases of rescue workers during the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. Have Hiroshima and Nagasaki been misinterpreted? A brief conclusion
  • Food, Drugs and Nanoparticles. Introduction. Intentional and accidental contamination of food. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and food. Vaccine contamination
  • Occupational Cases. Introduction. Printers and nanoink. Cases of spontaneous pneumothorax. Working pollution in nanotechnology laboratories
  • Miscellaneous Cases. Impact of smoking. Diabetes, chronic-fatigue syndrome and other pathologies that could be explained from a different point of view. Other possible effects of nanoparticle exposure
  • The Future of Nanotechnologies. Introduction. Can nanomedicine solve the unsolved problems of medicine? The success of nanosilver. Analysis of the end of the life cycle of nanoproducts. Prevention and systems of prevention. Present and future.

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