This second edition of a successful title bridging toxicology and environmental chemistry adopts a unique approach that 'follows' chemicals on a molecular level, from the environment through the different uptake mechanisms into the body, to the toxic effect. Along the way, this textbook explains the different routes of degradation and metabolism of the different classes of chemicals, linking general chemical properties to their toxicological equivalents. All the chapters have been thoroughly updated and the contents signiFicantly expanded, including for example new chapters on pesticides, food chemicals and pharmaceuticals, as well as sections discussing endocrine disruptors and carcinogenicity assays.This is an essential text for a wide audience ranging from pharmacologists to environmental chemists and toxicologists.

Olov Sterner is Head of the Division of Organic Chemistry as well as of the Department of Chemistry at Lund University in Sweden. Originally an organic chemist he became interested in bioactive natural products and has conducted research aiming at the isolation, characterization, synthesis, and QSAR studies of secondary metabolites from plants and fungi. Professor Sterner has published more than 330 research papers, 20 conference papers, 120 conference abstracts and 20 patents.