Title	Handbook on the toxicology of metals [electronic resource] / editors, Gunnar F. Nordberg ... [et al.]
Imprint	Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, c2007
Edition	3rd ed
Connect to	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123694133
Descript	xlvii, 975 p. : ill. ; 29 cm

Handbook of the Toxicology of Metals is the standard reference work for physicians, toxicologists and engineers in the field of environmental and occupational health. This new edition is a comprehensive review of the effects on biological systems from metallic elements and their compounds. An entirely new structure and illustrations represent the vast array of advancements made since the last edition. Special emphasis has been placed on the toxic effects in humans with chapters on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of metal poisoning. This up-to-date reference provides easy access to a broad range of basic toxicological data and also gives a general introduction to the toxicology of metallic compounds. * Covers up-to-date toxicological information on 31 metallic elements and their compounds, each in a separate chapter * New chapters on general chemistry, biological monitoring and biomarkers, essential metals, principles for prevention of the toxic effects of metals, and more

Introduction General Considerations and International Perspectives -- General Chemistry, Sampling, Analytical Methods and Speciation -- Routes of Exposure, Dose, and Metabolism of Metals -- Biological Monitoring and Biomarkers -- Selected Molecular Mechanisms of Metal Toxicity and Carcinogenicity -- General Considerations of Dose-Effect and Dose-Response Relationships -- Interactions in Metal Toxicology -- Epidemiological Methods for Assessing Dose-Response and Dose-Effect Relationships -- Essential Metals: Assessing Risks from Deficiency and Toxicity -- Carcinogenicity of Metal Compounds -- Immunotoxicology of Metals -- Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Metals -- Ecotoxicology of Metals - Sources, Transport, and Effects in the Ecosystem -- Risk Assessment -- Diagnosis and Treatment of Metal Poisoning - General Aspects -- Principles for Prevention of the Toxic Effects of Metals -- Aluminum -- Antimony -- Arsenic -- Barium -- Beryllium -- Bismuth -- Cadmium -- Chromium -- Cobalt -- Copper -- Gallium and Semiconductor Compounds -- Germanium -- Indium -- Iron -- Lead -- Manganese -- Mercury -- Molybdenum -- Nickel -- Palladium -- Platinum -- Selenium -- Silver -- Tellurium -- Thallium -- Tin -- Titanium -- Tungsten -- Uranium -- Vanadium -- Zinc

1. Metals -- Toxicology
2. Metals -- toxicity
3. Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
4. Electronic books.