The carcinogenicity of metals : human risk through occupational and environmental exposure / Alan B. G. Lansdown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lansdown, A. B. G.

Series:

Issues in Toxicology

Issues in toxicology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carcinogens.

Metals--Carcinogenicity.

Metals.

Metals--Toxicology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book re-evaluates epidemiological and occupational health studies, experimental studies in animals and in vitro experiments relating to the toxicity of 27 metal and metalloid elements for which evidence of carcinogenicity has been presented. Human carcinogenic risk is substantiated in relation to arsenic, beryllium, thorium, chromium, radioactive elements, probably lead, and some nickel and cobalt compounds, and respirable silica particles, but the carcinogenicity of iron, aluminium, titanium, tungsten, antimony, bismuth, mercury, precious metals, and certain related compounds in humans

Contents:

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781680158113

1680158112

9781849737197

1849737193

OCLC:

868917153