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Title Rare Earth Elements in Human and Environmental Health : At the Crossroads Between Toxicity and Safety / edited by Giovanni Pagano
Published Singapore : CRC Press LLC : Pan Stanford, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 280 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction to Rare Earth Elements: Novel Health Hazards or Safe Technological Devices?; 1. Trends in Occupational Toxicology of Rare Earth Elements; 1.1 Industrial Use of REEs; 1.2 Evaluation of Workers' Health for REE-Related Hazards; 1.3 Recent Trends in Occupational Toxicology of REEs; 1.4 Additional Efforts to Promote REE Occupational Health; 1.5 Conclusions and Prospects; 2. Rare Earth Elements, Oxidative Stress, and Disease; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Redox Chemistry of REEs; 2.2.1 Case of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles
2.3 Oxidative Stress and Diseases: Roles of REEs2.3.1 REE Adverse Effects; 2.3.2 REE Favorable Effects; 2.4 Conclusion; 3. Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles-Associated Oxidant and Antioxidant Effects and Mechanisms; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Physicochemical Properties and Catalytic Activities of Nanoceria Are Dictated by Their Synthesis Methods; 3.2.1 Additional Catalytic Activity and Effects of Buffers on CeNPs' Activities; 3.2.2 Synthesis Method and Characterization of CeNPs that Showed Beneficial Effects in Blinding Retinal Disease Models
3.3 Biological Effects of Nanoceria: Antioxidative, Oxidative, and Modulation of Oxygen Level3.3.1 In Cell Culture Systems; 3.3.1.1 Study 1: Antioxidative Effect; 3.3.1.2 Study 2: Oxidative Effect; 3.3.1.3 Study 3: Neutral or Oxidative Effect Depending on Cell Types Used; 3.3.1.4 Study 4: Antioxidative Effect; 3.3.1.5 Limitations of Current Methodologies; 3.3.1.6 Study 5: Modulation of Oxygen Level; 3.3.2 In Animal Models; 3.3.2.1 Studies 1 and 2: Antioxidative Effect; 3.3.2.2 Study 3: Antioxidative Effect; 3.3.2.3 Studies 4-6: Antioxidative Effect and Nontoxic Effect in Normal Retinas
3.3.2.4 Study 7: Oxidative Effect in Cancer Cells and Nontoxic to Normal Cells3.4 Catalytic Activity of Nanoceria in Biological Tissues; 3.5 Molecular Mechanisms of Nanoceria in Biological Systems; 3.6 Conclusion; 3.7 Acknowledgments; 4. Rare Earth Elements and Plants; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 REEs in Mosses and Lichens; 4.3 REEs and Ferns; 4.4 REEs in Seed Plants; 4.4.1 REEs and Seeds; 4.4.2 REEs and Seedling Growth; 4.4.3 REEs and Wild Plants; 4.4.4 REEs and Crops; 4.4.5 REEs and Aquatic Plants; 4.5 Mechanisms of REE Effects; 4.6 Critical Remarks and Research Perspectives
5. Rare Earth Elements and Microorganisms5.1 Introduction; 5.2 REEs and Microorganisms; 5.3 Conclusion; 6. Rare Earth Element Toxicity to Marine and Freshwater Algae; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 REE-Associated Toxicity Database in Algae; 6.3 REE Uptake and Bioaccumulation in Algae; 6.4 Critical Remarks and Research Prospects; 7. Exposure to Rare Earth Elements in Animals: A Systematic Review of Biological Effects in Mammals, Fish, and Invertebrates; 7.1 Rare Earth Elements: An Overview; 7.2 Methods; 7.2.1 Study Selection; 7.2.2 Evaluation and Inclusion Criteria; 7.2.3 Data Extraction
Summary This book presents the multifaceted aspects of rare earth elements (REEs), focusing on both their potential benefits and adverse health effects. The adverse impacts of REEs on human and environmental health raise a growing concern not only in the scientific community but also among a number of stakeholders, potentially including students, media workers, and decision makers. The recognized and potential benefits arising from REE-related technological applications may envisage their further advantages
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Rare earth metals -- Toxicology
Rare earth metals -- Health aspects
Metals, Rare Earth -- toxicity
SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Inorganic.
Rare earth metals -- Toxicology
Form Electronic book
Author Pagano, Giovanni (Biochemist), editor.
ISBN 9789814745017
9814745014
9781315364735
1315364735