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BOOK REVIEW
Occupational industrial and environmental toxicology, 2nd edition
Editor in Chief: Michael I Greenburg (pp 829, £65.00), 2003. London: Mosby. ISBN 0323013406
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This is the second edition of a book which first appeared some seven years ago, to which has been added a number of new chapters. The format is standard for each chapter, starting with a description of the occupation, the likely toxicological exposures, sometimes broken down by specific areas, health effects, and a section on remediation. The book is aimed at the practising physician rather than the specialist in the field and although there is plenty of information here for the former, the latter, I think, is more likely to turn to more advanced sources of information.
My initial reaction to it was one of attraction. The use of archival photographs is interesting and intriguing, although one has to say that this significantly lengthens the book because of the generous use of space and, therefore, presumably ups the price (although at £65 for over 800 pages this is not an
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