Arsenic exposure and health effects : proceedings of the Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, July 12-15, 1998, San Diego, California /

The Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects was held from July 12-15, 1998 in San Diego, California. Several outstanding papers and posters generated lively discussion and debate not only about scientific issues bu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects San Diego, Calif.
Otros Autores: Chappell, Willard R., Abernathy, Charles O. (Charles Owen), 1941-, Calderon, Rebecca L.
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1999.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Arsenic > Toxicology > Congresses.
Arsenic > Environmental aspects > Congresses.
Arsenic > Toxicology.
Arsenic Poisoning
Environmental Exposure
Arsenic > Toxicologie > Congr�es.
Arsenic > Aspect de l'environnement > Congr�es.
Arsenic > Toxicologie.
Exposition (Toxicologie)
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
Arsenic > Environmental aspects
Arsenic > Toxicology
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congr�es.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Chapter headings and selected papers:
  • Occurrence and Exposure. Arsenic in the global environment: looking towards the millenium (I. Thornton). Arsenic in ground water supplies of the United States (A.H. Welch <IT>et al.</IT>). Hair arsenic as an index of toxicity (J.T. Hindmarsh).
  • Food and Other Exposure Media. Estimating total arsenic exposure in the United States (R.E. Grissom <IT>et al.</IT>). Arsenic compounds in terrestrial biota (K.J. Irgolic <IT>et al.</IT>). Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic (R.A. Schoof <IT>et al.</IT>).
  • General Overview of Arsenic Risk. Application of the risk assessment approaches in the USEPA proposed cancer guidelines to inorganic arsenic (H.J. Clewell <IT>et al.</IT>).
  • Health Effects & mdash;Non-Cancer. The present situation of chronic arsenism and research in China (G.F. Sun <IT>et al.</IT>). Groundwater arsenic contamination and suffering of people in Bangladesh (U.K. Chowdhury <IT>et al.</IT>).
  • Health Effects & mdash;Cancer. Cancer risks from arsenic in drinking water: implications for drinking water standards (A.H. Smith <IT>et al.</IT>).
  • Mechanisms. Arsenite genotoxicity may be mediated by interference with DNA damage-inducible signaling (T.G. Rossman).
  • Metabolism. Variation in human metabolism of arsenic (M. Vahter). Arsenic metabolism after pulmonary exposure (D.E. Carter <IT>et al.</IT>). Metabolism and toxicity of arsenicals in cultured cells (M. Styblo <IT>et al.</IT>).
  • Interventions and Treatment. Chronic arsenic toxicity: epidemiology, natural history and treatment (D.N. Guha Mazumder <IT>et al.</IT>).
  • Treatment and Remediation. Development of an anion exchange process for arsenic removal from water (D.A. Clifford <IT>et al.</IT>). Subterranean removal of arsenic from groundwater (U. Rott, M. Friedle).
  • Dose Response. Mode of action studies for assessing carcinogenic risks posed by inorganic arsenic (M.E. Andersen <IT>et al.</IT>).

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