Author's Organization：Department of Public Health, Okayama University Medical School Department of Community Health Science, Saga Medical School Department of Public Health, Okayama University Medical School
Most environmental pollutants affect biological membranes more or less, resulting in an increase in permeability of mitochondrial and red cell membranes, which causes changes in potassium compartmentation, and also impairment of oxidative phosphorylation of mitochondria. Authors classified various environmental pollutants from the mode of action on biological membranes.
