| Description |
viii, 431 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Special Aspects of Metal Reactivity -- 3. Silver -- 4. Aluminum -- 5. Arsenic -- 6. Gold -- 7. Boron -- 8. Beryllium -- 9. Bismuth -- 10. Calcium -- 11. Cadmium -- 12. Cobalt -- 13. Chromium -- 14. Cesium -- 15. Copper -- 16. Iron -- 17. Mercury -- 18. Indium -- 19. Potassium -- 20. Lithium -- 21. Magnesium -- 22. Manganese -- 23. Molybdenum -- 24. Sodium -- 25. Nickel -- 26. Osmium -- 27. Lead -- 28. Palladium -- 29. Platinum -- 30. Antimony -- 31. Selenium -- 32. Tin -- 33. Strontium -- 34. Thallium -- 35. Vanadium -- 36. Zinc -- 37. Zirconium -- 38. Appendix -- 39. Abbreviations |
| Summary |
Addressing the increase of toxic heavy metals in the environment, this groundbreaking reference sets the standard for future research in interactions between the skin and metals and metal compounds - covering the general toxicology of 35 metals and metalloids, their occurrence in the environment, significance in nutrition, skin diffusivity, occupational exposure risks, and immunotoxicity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dermatotoxicology.
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Metals -- Toxicology.
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Metals -- Absorption and adsorption.
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Skin absorption.
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| Author |
Guy, Richard H., 1954-
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| LC no. |
99025576 |
| ISBN |
0824793854 (alk. paper) |
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