Arsenic exposure and health effects IV : proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, June 18-22, 2000, San Diego, California
This collected volume of authoritative articles represents the state-of-the-art in arsenic research. Arsenic experts from around the world, participants in the Fourth International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects organized by the Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health in 2000, present their critical findings. A vital contribution to arsenic study and policy making, this volume examines the global impact of the toxin and discusses arsenic in the environment, mechanisms of arsenic metabolism and carcinogenesis, water treatment technology, and medical care.>
Conference papers and proceedings
1 online resource (xxiv, 467 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780080523057, 0080523056
441781055
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
Obituary: Kurt J. Irgolic 1938-1999
PART I: OCCURRENCE AND EXPOSURE
Chapter 1. Arsenic: the 'King of Poisons' in Antiquity
a Possible Threat to Future Sustainability
Chapter 2. International Perspective on Naturally Occurring Arsenic Problems in Groundwater
Chapter 3. Characterization of Arsenic-bearing Sediments in the Gangetic Delta of West Bengal, India
Chapter 4. Geochemical and Palaeohydrological Controls on Pollution of Groundwater by Arsenic
Chapter 5. Progresses on Researches of Endemic Arsenism in China: Population at Risk, Intervention Actions, and Related Scientific Issues
Chapter 6. Arsenic in Latin America: Occurrence, Exposure, Health Effects and Remediation
Chapter 7. Impacts of Historic Arsenical Pesticide Use on Residential Soils in Denver, Colorado
Chapter 8. Arsenic Speciation in Fresh-Water Fish and Bivalves
Chapter 9. Determination of Organoarsenic Compounds in Finishing Chicken Feed and Chicken Litter by HPLC-ICP-MS
PART II: HEALTH EFFECTS EPIDEMIOLOGY
Chapter 10. Individual Susceptibility to Arseniasis
Chapter 11. Bayesian Model Averaging with Applications to the Risk Assessment for Arsenic in Drinking Water
Chapter 12. Epidemiological Study on Various Non-carcinomatous Manifestations of Chronic Arsenic Toxicity in a District of West Bengal
Chapter 13. Possible Effects of Arsenic on Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Integration of Children in Thailand
Chapter 14. Interactions between Arsenic and Other Factors in Relation to Carcinogenicity
Chapter 15. Arsenic in Drinking Water from Groundwater in Transylvania, Romania: an Overview
Chapter 16. Preliminary Analysis of Lung Cancer Incidence in Arsenic Exposed Population
Chapter 17. Arsenic Ingestion and Health Effects in Bangladesh: Epidemiological Observations
Chapter 18. Occurrence of Cancer in Arsenic Contaminated Area, Ronpibool District, Nakorn Srithmmarat Province, Thailand
PART III: BIOMARKERS
Chapter 19. Arsenic Exposure, Null Genotypes of Glutathione S-Transferase M1, T1 and P1, and Risk of Carotid Atherosclerosis among Residents in the Lanyang Basin of Taiwan
Chapter 20. Chronic Inorganic Arsenic Exposure Alters Heme Metabolism in Humans
Chapter 21. Mutations in C57Bl/6J and Metallothionein Knock-out Mice Induced by Chronic Exposure of Sodium Arsenate in Drinking Water
PART IV: MECHANISMS
Chapter 22. Arsenite Exposure Causes both Hypomethylation and Hypermethylation in Human Cell Lines in Culture at Low Concentrations
Chapter 23. Induction of Proliferative Lesions of the Uterus, Testes and Liver in Swiss Mice Given Repeated Injections of Sodium Arsenate
Chapter 24. Sub-Toxic Arsenite Induces a Multi-Component Protective Response against Oxidative Stress in Human Cells
Chapter 25. The Carcinogenicity of Dimethylarsinic Acid (DMA) in Rats
Chapter 26. Human Cell Models for Arsenic Carcinogenicity and Toxicity: Transformation and Genetic Susceptibility
Chapter 27. Research Requirements for a Biologically Realistic Cancer Risk Assessment for Arsenic
PART V: METABOLISM
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