| Household Use of Solid Fuels and High-Temperature Frying Contributor(s): The International Agency for Research on (Author) |
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ISBN: 9283212959 ISBN-13: 9789283212959 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $62.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Research - Medical | Oncology - General |
| Dewey: 641.77 |
| LCCN: 2012371522 |
| Series: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.7" W x 9.3" (1.65 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides a first-time evaluation of the carcinogenicity of household solid fuel combustion (coal and biomass) and of high-temperature frying. About half of the world's population, mostly in low-resource and medium-resource countries, use solid fuels for cooking or heating, often in poorly ventilated spaces. In this volume, indoor emissions from household combustion of coal, and from household combustion of biomass fuel, as well as stir-frying, deep-frying, and pan-frying--all involving heating cooking oil to high temperatures--were evaluated by an IARC Monographs Working Group, reviewing epidemiological evidence, animal bioassays, and mechanistic and other relevant data to reach conclusions as to their carcinogenic hazard to humans. |
Contributor Bio(s): The International Agency for Research on Cancer: - The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships. |