Ann Wylie - Böcker

This groundbreaking book explores the complex world of elongate mineral particles (EMPs), critical occupational and environmental agents with significant public health implications. It carefully distinguishes between asbestiform EMPs, which pose serious health hazards to humans, and non-asbestiform elongate particles such as cleavage fragments, which have different characteristics and lower (or negligible) health risks. This distinction is vital for accurate risk assessment and appropriate regulatory approaches in both occupational and environmental contexts.The comprehensive volume covers multiple scientific aspects of EMPs, including their geological origins and mineralogy, specialized analytical characterization methods, toxicological properties and carcinogenic potential, and the specific dimensional parameters that influence their toxicity. It also addresses classification methodologies for distinguishing between asbestiform and non-asbestiform particles, examines how EMPs interact with the human respiratory system, evaluates current regulatory frameworks while identifying needed improvements, and presents illuminating case studies on EMP risk assessment.Elongate Mineral Particles: Characterization, Classification, and Risk Analysis is written for professionals across multiple disciplines. This book serves as an essential resource for health and safety specialists, industrial hygienists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, mineralogists, public health personnel, and pathologists. Its accessible yet scientifically rigorous approach makes it valuable for any scientist or practitioner interested in understanding the mineralogy and health effects of asbestos and other fibrous minerals, providing the readers with the knowledge needed to address these important public health challenges.

An essential guide to general practice and being a general practitioner, A Textbook of General Practice is written specifically with the medical student and foundation doctor in mind. Reflecting current practice, the book does not seek to reiterate the content of a general medical textbook, but instead teaches the fundamental principles of general practice. The coverage is comprehensive, with everything the undergraduate student or foundation doctor will encounter in a general practice module or rotation. The skills and knowledge presented can usefully be applied to all areas of clinical practice. With practical exercises throughout the book, readers are encouraged to learn through doing. Quotes from students and tutors offer insights into personal experience, while thinking and discussion points encourage reflection. New features in this edition include improved organization, "red flag" pointers to serious illnesses, and SBA-style self assessment questions.With content entirely updated to reflect the latest recommendations from Tomorrow's Doctors, the third edition of A Textbook of General Practice is the number one choice for undergraduates seeking a narrative introduction to this important discipline.