Arsenic : medical and biological effects of environmental pollutants

Arsenic medical and biological effects of environmental pollutants

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.).
Autores Corporativos: Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants (-), United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press c1977.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Public health statement
Materias:
Arsenic > Toxicology.
Arsenic > Environmental aspects.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ARSENIC
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Chemistry of Arsenic
  • ARSENIC TRIOXIDE
  • ARSENIC PENTOXIDE
  • ARSENOUS AND ARSENIC ACIDS
  • ARSENITES AND ARSENATES
  • ESTERS OF ARSENOUS AND ARSENIC ACIDS
  • ARSENIC SULFIDES
  • ORGANIC ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
  • METHYLATION OF ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
  • METHANEARSONIC ACID
  • DIMETHYLARSINIC ACID
  • ALKYLARSINES AND DIALKYLARSINES
  • ALKYLDIHALOARSINES AND DIALKYLHALOARSINES
  • 3 Distribution of Arsenic in the Environment
  • NATURAL SOURCES
  • Earth's Crust
  • Igneous and Sedimentary Rock
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Plants
  • Animals and Humans
  • Air
  • MAN-MADE SOURCES
  • Production
  • Uses
  • Insecticides
  • Herbicides
  • Desiccants
  • Wood Preservatives
  • Feed Additives
  • Drugs
  • War Gases and Riot-Control Agents
  • Other Minor Uses
  • Residues
  • Soils
  • Water
  • Plants
  • Animals
  • Foods
  • Air
  • Disposal
  • Waste from Agricultural Uses of Pesticides and Herbicides
  • Waste from Use of Arsenical Feed Additives
  • Waste from Industrial Uses of Arsenic
  • Summary
  • THE ARSENIC CYCLE
  • 4 Metabolism of Arsenic
  • PLANTS
  • Absorption of Arsenic Compounds
  • Translocation of Arsenic Compounds
  • MICROORGANISMS
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi and Molds
  • Algae
  • Plankton
  • MOLLUSKS AND CRUSTACEANS
  • FISH
  • BIRDS
  • MAMMALS
  • Forms of Arsenic in the Diet and Water
  • Plants
  • Animal Tissues
  • Physiologic Aspects of Arsenic Absorption from the Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Distribution of Arsenic in the Body
  • Dermal Absorption of Cacodylic Acid in Man
  • 5 Biologic Effects of Arsenic on Plants and Animals
  • MICROORGANISMS
  • Toxicity
  • Adaptation
  • PLANTS
  • Biochemical Response to Arsenic Compounds
  • Phytotoxicity of Organic Arsenicals
  • Interactions between Arsenicals and Nutrients
  • Mode of Action
  • LABORATORY ANIMALS
  • Factors That Can Influence the Toxicity of Arsenic Compounds.
  • The Problem of Toxic versus "No-Effect" Dosages
  • Mechanisms of Toxicity of Arsenic Compounds
  • Adaptation to Toxicity of Arsenic Compounds
  • Experimental Inhalation Toxicity
  • Arsenicals and Resistance to Infection
  • Arsenic as Antagonist to Selenium Poisoning
  • Nutritional Essentiality of Arsenic
  • DOMESTIC ANIMALS
  • Inorganic and Aliphatic Organic Arsenicals
  • Signs and Lesions of Toxicosis
  • Diagnostic Criteria
  • Therapeutic Measures
  • Phenylarsonic Feed Additives
  • Recommended Uses and Factors Affecting Toxicity
  • Signs and Lesions of Toxicosis
  • Excretion and Recommended Withdrawal Time
  • Diagnosis of Toxicosis Produced by the Phenylarsonic Acids
  • AQUATIC ORGANISMS
  • WILDLIFE
  • 6 Biologic Effects of Arsenic on Man
  • TOXICITY
  • Reactions to Contact with Arsenic
  • Acute Arsenic Poisoning
  • Subacute Arsenic Poisoning
  • Chronic Arsenic Exposure
  • Late Effects of Exposure to Arsenic
  • Occupational Episodes of Toxicity
  • Sheep-Dip Factory Workers
  • Smelters
  • Vintners
  • Miscellaneous Considerations
  • Organic Arsenicals
  • Arsenic in Hair and Nails
  • Arsenic and the Immune Response
  • Arsenic as Therapy
  • Uniqueness of Human Skin
  • Other Dermatologic Conditions
  • TERATOGENESIS
  • MUTAGENESIS
  • CARCINOGENESIS
  • Clinical Reports
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Population Studies
  • Experimental Animal Studies
  • Evaluation
  • Skin Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Liver Cancer
  • Experimentally Induced Cancer
  • 7 Summary and Conclusions
  • CHEMISTRY
  • DISTRIBUTION
  • METABOLISM
  • EFFECTS ON ANIMALS AND PLANTS
  • EFFECTS ON MAN
  • MEASUREMENT
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 8 Recommendations
  • Appendix A: Arsenic Content of Plants and Plant Products
  • Appendix B: Arsenic Content of Animals
  • Appendix C: Determining Traces of Arsenic in Natural Materials
  • COLLECTION, SUBDIVISION, AND STORAGE OF SAMPLES.
  • PRETREATMENT AND DISSOLUTION OF SAMPLES
  • PRECONCENTRATION OF ARSENIC SPECIES
  • METHODS OF DETERMINATION OF TOTAL ARSENIC
  • Molecular-Absorption Spectrophotometry
  • Atomic Absorption
  • Atomic-Emission Spectroscopy
  • Neutron-Activation Analysis
  • Electrochemical Methods
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Other Methods
  • METHODS OF DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.

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