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Arsenic exposure and health effects

Presenting a summary of environmental arsenic problems worldwide, containing reports on arsenic exposure in Thailand, Mongolia and China, this volume also presents papers on the arsenic problems in Central Europe, Asia and the USA.
eBook, English, 1997
Chapman & Hall, London, 1997
1 online resource ill., maps
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1. The Geochemistry of Arsenic.- 2. The Mercuric-Bromide-Stain Method and the Natelson Method for the Determination of Arsenic: Implications for Assessment of Risks from Exposure to Arsenic in Taiwan.- 3. Determination of Arsenic Compounds in Human Urine by HPLC-ICP-MS.- 4. The Oxidation of Arsenite in Aqueous Solutions.- 5. Chronic Arsenicism and Cancer in Inner Mongolia-Consequences of Well-water Arsenic Levels greater than 50 ?g/I.- 6. Chronic Arsenic Poisoning in Ronpibool Nakhon Sri Thammarat, the Southern Province of Thailand.- 7. The Status of Arsenic Poisoning in China.- 8. Health Aspects of Burning Coal with a High Arsenic Content: The Central Slovakia Experience.- 9. Arsenic in Groundwater in Six Districts of West Bengal, India: The Biggest Arsenic Calamity in the World: The Status Report up to August, 1995.- 10. Non-cancer Effects of Chronic Arsenicosis with Special Reference to Liver Damage.- 11. Systemic Non-carcinogenic Effects and Developmental Toxicity of Inorganic Arsenic.- 12. Potential Role of Oxidative Damage in Developmental Toxicity of Arsenic.- 13. Analysis of Electrophysiological Studies in Arsenic Exposure.- 14. Neurobehavioral Impairment from Long-Term Residential Arsenic Exposure.- 15. Mathematical Modeling of Arsenic in Hamsters.- 16. Studies of Arsenic Ingestion from Drinking Water in Northeastern Taiwan: Chemical Speciation and Urinary Metabolites.- 17. Health Aspects of Human Exposure to High Arsenic Concentrations in Soil in South West England.- 18. Estimating Cancer Risks from Air Arsenic Exposure Using Data on Copper Smelter Workers.- 19. Human Carcinogenicity of Inorganic Arsenic.- 20. Arsenic in Drinking-water and Skin Cancer: Comparison Among Studies Based on Cancer Registry, Death Certificates and Physical Examinations.- 21. TheTaiwan Skin Cancer Risk Analysis of Inorganic Arsenic Ingestion: Effects of Water Consumption Rates and Food Arsenic Levels.- 22. Factors Affecting the Retention in Hamster Lung of Arsenic Present in Fly Ash and Copper Smelter Dust.- 23. Factors Influencing In Vitro Methylation of Arsenicals in Rat Liver Cytosol.- 24. Enzymatic Methylation of Arsenic Compounds: II-An Overview.- 25. Biological Monitoring of Arsenic Exposure in Inorganic Arsenic and Gallium Arsenide-Exposed Semiconductor Workers.- 26. Biological Effects of Arsenic Exposure - Integration of In Vitro Genotoxicity Data With Human Biomarker Data.- 27. Alterations of Methylation of the Tumor Suppressor Gene p53: Insights into Potential Mechanisms of Arsenic Carcinogenesis.- 28. Some Results of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling Approach to Estimating Arsenic Body Burdens.- 29. Arsenic Removal from Drinking-water by Coagulation: the Role of Adsorption and Effects of Source Water Composition.- 30. Removal of Arsenic Ions from Drinking-water by Novel Type Adsorbents.- 31. Arsenic Removal Technologies: An Evaluation of Cost and Performance.- 32. Arsenic: Past, Present and Future Considerations.