Measuring lead exposure in infants, children, and other sensitive populations /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Measuring Lead in Critical Populations, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Life Sciences
Other Authors: Fowler, Bruce A.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Series:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:
Lead > Toxicology.
Lead poisoning in children.
Children.
Infants.
Lead poisoning.
Human beings.
Child
Humans
Infant
Lead > toxicity
Lead > adverse effects
Lead Poisoning, Nervous System, Childhood
Lead Poisoning
Lead Poisoning > prevention & control
Plomb > Toxicologie.
Intoxication par le plomb chez l'enfant.
Enfants.
Nourrissons.
Intoxication par le plomb.
Êtres humains.
children (people by age group)
infants.
Homo sapiens (species)
MEDICAL > Toxicology.
Lead poisoning
Infants
Children
Lead poisoning in children
Lead > Toxicology
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Perspective on issues
  • Historical background
  • Scope and organization of the committee report
  • Adverse health effects of exposure to lead
  • Clinical intoxication in children
  • Intoxication in adults
  • Reproductive and developmental effects
  • Cardiovascular effects
  • Mechanisms of toxicity
  • Lead exposure of sensitive populations
  • Historical overview of amthropogenic lead contamination
  • Source-specific lead exposure of sensitive populations
  • Biologic markers of lead toxicity
  • Biologic markers of exposure
  • Biologic markers of effect
  • Biologic markers of susceptibility
  • Methods for assessing exposure to lead
  • Sampling and sample handling
  • Measurement of lead in specific tissues
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Atomic-absorption spectrometry
  • Anodic-stripping voltammetry and other electrochemical methods
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
  • Calcium-disodium EDTA provocation test
  • X-ray fluorescence measurement
  • Quality assurance and quality control
  • Sources of lead exposure
  • Adverse health effects of lead
  • Markers of lead exposure and effect.
  • (cont) Techniques to measure lead exposure and early toxic effects.

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