Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals

Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Clarkson, Thomas W. (Editor), Friberg, Lars. (Editor), Nordberg, Gunnar F. (Editor), Sager, Polly R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Rochester Series on Environmental Toxicity
Subjects:
Pharmacology.
Waste management.
Ecotoxicology.
Pharmacology/Toxicology.
Waste Management/Waste Technology.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0961-1
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals - Overview
  • Invited Papers
  • Session 1. Introduction
  • Biological Monitoring
  • The Need and Feasibility of Environmental and Biological Monitoring in Occupational Health
  • Quality Assurance
  • Overview of Models Used in Biological Monitoring
  • Session 2. Specific Metals
  • Biological Monitoring of Cadmium
  • Biological Monitoring of Exposure to Inorganic Lead
  • Mercury
  • The Prediction of Intake of Mercury Vapor from Amalgams
  • Nickel
  • Manganese
  • Arsenic
  • Biological Monitoring of Aluminum
  • Biological Monitoring of Antimony
  • Chromium
  • Selenium
  • Biological Monitoring of Cobalt
  • Biological Monitoring of Tin
  • Biological Monitoring of Vanadium
  • Session 3. Metals Used in Advanced High Technology
  • Metals and Semi-Metals in the Semiconductor Device Technologies
  • Toxicology of the Group III-V Intermetallic Semiconductor, Gallium Arsenide
  • Mechanisms of Indium, Thallium, and Arsine Gas Toxicity: Relationships to Biological Indicators of Cell Injury
  • Session 4. Trends in Analytical Methods
  • Analytical Methods and Quality Control for Trace Metal Determinations: A Critical Review of the State of the Art
  • In Vivo Monitoring of Toxic Metals: Assessment of Neutron Activation and X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques
  • Session 5. Biological Media - Their Advantages and Pitfalls When Used in Biological Monitoring
  • Biological Monitoring of Urine for Exposure to Toxic Metals
  • Histological and Urinalysis Assessment of Nephrotoxicity Induced by Mercuric Chloride in Normal and Uninepnrectomized Rats
  • The Use of Blood in the Biological Monitoring of Toxic Metals
  • Biological Monitoring of the Human Placenta
  • The Toxicological Importance of Lead in Bone: The Evolution and Potential Uses of Bone Lead Measurements by X-Ray Fluorescence to Evaluate Treatment Outcomes in Moderately Lead Toxic Children
  • Hair and Nails: Advantages and Pitfalls When Used in Biological Monitoring
  • Biological Media - Their Advantages and Pitfalls When Used in Biological Monitoring - Feces
  • Practical Problems of Collecting Samples of Biological Media in Developing Countries
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Appendix D
  • Author Index.

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