Lead : its effects on environment and health / editors, Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, Roland K. O. Sigel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sigel, Astrid, editor.

Sigel, Helmut, editor.

Sigel, Roland K. O., editor.

Series:

Metal ions in life sciences ; Volume 17.

Metal Ions in Life Sciences, 1868-0402 ; Volume 17

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Lead--Environmental aspects.

Lead.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Volume 17, entitled Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health of the series Metal Ions in Life Sciences centers on the interrelations between biosystems and lead. The book provides an up-to-date review of the bioinorganic chemistry of this metal and its ions; it covers the biogeochemistry of lead, its use (not only as gasoline additive) and anthropogenic release into the environment, its cycling and speciation in the atmosphere, in waters, soils, and sediments, and also in mammalian organs. The analytical tools to determine and to quantify this toxic element in blood, saliva, urine, hair, etc. are described. The properties of lead(II) complexes formed with amino acids, peptides, proteins (including metallothioneins), nucleobases, nucleotides, nucleic acids, and other ligands of biological relevance are summarized for the solid state and for aqueous solutions as well. All this is important for obtaining a coherent picture on the properties of lead, its effects on plants and toxic actions on mammalian organs. This and more is treated in an authoritative and timely manner in the 16 stimulating chapters of Volume 17, which are written by 36 internationally recognized experts from 13 nations. The impact of this recently again vibrant research area is manifested in nearly 2000 references, over 50 tables and more than 100 illustrations (half in color). Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health is an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from material sciences, inorganic biochemistry all the way through to medicine including the clinic ... not forgetting that it also provides excellent information for teaching.

Contents:

Frontmatter

About the Editors

Historical Development and Perspectives of the Series Metal Ions in Life Sciences

Preface to Volume 17

Contents

Contributors to Volume 17

Titles of Volumes 1-44 in the Metal Ions in Biological Systems Series

Contents of Volumes in the Metal Ions in Life Sciences Series

1. The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Lead in the Context of Its Toxicity / Maret, Wolfgang

2. Biogeochemistry of Lead. Its Release to the Environment and Chemical Speciation / Cullen, Jay T. / McAlister, Jason

3. Analytical Methods for the Determination of Lead in the Environment / Hauser, Peter C.

4. Smart Capsules for Lead Removal from Industrial Wastewater / Tylkowski, Bartosz / Jastrząb, Renata

5. Lead Speciation in Microorganisms / Stewart, Theodora J.

6. Human Biomonitoring of Lead Exposure / Klotz, Katrin / Göen, Thomas

7. Solid State Structures of Lead Complexes with Relevance for Biological Systems / Aoki, Katsuyuki / Murayama, Kazutaka / Hu, Ning-Hai

8. Lead(II) Complexes of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Other Related Ligands of Biological Interest / Farkas, Etelka / Buglyó, Péter

9. Lead(II) Binding in Metallothioneins / Wong, Daisy L. / Merrifield-MacRae, Maureen E. / Stillman, Martin J.

10. Lead(II) Binding in Natural and Artificial Proteins / Cangelosi, Virginia / Ruckthong, Leela / Pecoraro, Vincent L.

11. Complex Formation of Lead(II) with Nucleotides and Their Constituents / Sigel, Astrid / Operschall, Bert P. / Sigel, Helmut

12. The Role of Lead(II) in Nucleic Acids / Palou-Mir, Joana / Barceló-Oliver, Miquel / Sigel, Roland K. O.

13. Historical View on Lead: Guidelines and Regulations / Pohl, Hana R. / Ingber, Susan Z. / Abadin, Henry G.

14. Environmental Impact of Alkyl Lead(IV) Derivatives: Perspective after Their Phase-out / Filella, Montserrat / Bonet, Josep

15. Lead Toxicity in Plants / Küpper, Hendrik

16. Toxicology of Lead and Its Damage to Mammalian Organs / Caito, Samuel / Lopes, Ana Carolina B. Almeida / Paoliello, Monica M. B. / Aschner, Michael

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110433012

311043301X

9783110434330

3110434334

OCLC:

984647792