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Arsenic : medical and biological effects of environmental pollutants / Committee on Medical and Biological Effects of Environmental Pollutants.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Medical and Biologic Effects of Environmental Pollutants.
- Series:
- Public health statement
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arsenic--Toxicology.
- Arsenic.
- Arsenic--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 332 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c1977.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- 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
- Animals
- Foods
- 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
- 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
- Toxicity
- Adaptation
- 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
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-24641-3
- 9786610246410
- 0-309-59155-4
- OCLC:
- 726823343
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