PART I: BIOGENIC COMPOUNDS 1: Phytotoxins 2: Mycotoxins 3: Cyanobacterial Toxins 4: Amino Acids and Peptides as Mediators of Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Higher Plants PART II: AMBIENT GASES AFFECTING HUMAN HEALTH AND ADAPTATION IN HIGHER PLANTS 5: Ozone I. Human Disorders: an Overview 6: Ozone II. Biophysical Observations 7: Nitrogen Dioxide: Ambient Exposure in Human Disorders 8: Sulfur Dioxide and Human Disorders 9: Plant Response to Acid Rain Stress PART III: PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS 10: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Ecotoxicity in the Aquatic Environment and Implications for Human Health 11: The Developmental Neurotoxicity of Polychlorinated Biphenyls: a Continuing Environmental Health Concern 12: Dioxins I. Dynamics and Legal Directives in Europe 13: Dioxins II. Human Exposure and Health Risks 14: Dioxins III. Relationship to Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes and Diabetic Nephropathy 15: Environmental Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Human Health 16: Organochlorine Insecticides: Neurotoxicity 17: Organophosphates I. Human Health Effects and Implications for the Environment: an Overview 18: Organophosphates II. Neurobehavioural Problems Following Low-Level Exposure: Methodological Considerations for Future Research 19: Glyphosate as a Glycine Analogue PART IV: PETROLEUM POLLUTION 20: Crude Oil Pollution I.
Deepwater Horizon Contamination: Human Health Effects and Health Risk Assessments, a Case Study 21: Crude Oil Pollution II. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Contamination on Sediment Toxicity in the Gulf of Mexico 22: Crude Oil Pollution III. Exxon Valdez Contamination: Ecological Recovery, a Case Study 23: Review of Studies of Composition, Toxicology and Human Health Impacts of Wastewater from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development from Shale PART V: TOXICOLOGY OF HEAVY METALS 24: Minamata Disease and Methylmercury Exposure 25: Lead Poisoning 26: Cadmium I. Exposure and Human Health Effects: an Overview 27: Cadmium II. Cardiovascular Effects of Human Exposure to Cadmium: Left Ventricular Structure and Function PART VI: PARTICULATES AND PLASTICS 28: Particulates from Combustion Sources: Formation, Characteristics and Toxic Hazards 29: Assessment of the Ecotoxicity of Airborne Particulate Matter 30: Toxicity of Microplastics in the Marine Environment PART VII: RADIATION RISKS 31: UV Exposure and Skin Protective Effects of Plant Polyphenols 32: Radon I. Lung Cancer Risks 33: Radon II. Leukaemia or CNS Cancer Risks Among Children 34: Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Potential Health Effects Inferred from Butterfly and Human Cases PART VIII: REMEDIATION 35: Microbial Remediation of Contaminated Soils 36: Metallic Iron for Environmental Remediation: Prospects and Limitations 37: Remediation of Contaminated Soil by Biochar PART IX: OUTLOOK AND CONCLUSIONS 38: Environmental Regulations in China 39: 21st Century Toxicology: Methods for Environmental Toxicology and Monitoring 40: Unequivocal Evidence Associating Environmental Contaminants and Pollutants with Human Morbidity and Ecological Degradation.