Heavy Metals and Environment

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New Age International, 1995 - Science - 224 pages
Metals And Metalloids Are Ubiquitous Environmental Constituents And Cannot Be Broken Down To Non-Toxic Forms By The Biological System. Once The Ecosystem Is Contaminated With Them, They Remain As A Potential Hazard To Human Health For Many Years. Heavy Metals Are Particularly Important In This Respect. This Book, Which Is A Part Of Man And Environment Series, Discusses Diverse Issues Relating To Heavy Metals And Environmental And Human Health Problems.

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abnormalities absorbed absorption acid activity Aluminium anaemia animals arsenic Beryllium biological blood bone brain cadmium calcium cancer carcinogenic cause cells ceruloplasmin Chelation chromium chronic cirrhosis cobalt complexes compounds concentrations containing copper damage decrease deficiency dermatitis disease doses EDTA effects elements elicit enhanced environmental enzymes erythrocytes excretion experimental exposure faeces foetal function gastro-intestinal glutathione glutathione peroxidase Gold haemochromatosis haemoglobin hair heavy metals hepatic human immune impaired increased induce industrial ingestion inhalation inhibition inorganic intake iron kidneys lead levels lipid liver lung manganese membranes metabolism METAL/METALLOID metalloids methyl mercury mice mitochondria molybdenum nickel observed occurs oral organic oxidase oxidation patients plants plasma poisoning pollution pregnancy proteins rats reactions reduced renal reported respiratory role selenium serum Silver skin studies symptoms synthesis teratogenic thallium therapy tion tissues toxicity tumours uptake upto urinary urine Vanadium vitamin Wilson's disease zinc µg/g

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TitleHeavy Metals and Environment
Man and Environment Series
AuthorsMohammad Athar, S. B. Vohora
PublisherNew Age International, 1995
ISBN8122407692, 9788122407693
Length224 pages
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