Vanadium in the Environment - Health Effects Pt 2 (Hardcover, Part 2)

Up-to-date coverage of vanadium research--in two accessible, self-contained volumes Vanadium in the Environment brings together the contributions of leading experts on the chemical and toxicological aspects of vanadium exposure and its effects on aquatic and terrestrial environments, human health, and wildlife. This second volume focuses on health effects and toxicology in living organisms, while Part One concentrates on chemistry and biochemistry. Topics in this second volume include:

• Health effects of environmental exposure to vanadium
• toxicology of vanadium in mammals
• Mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and teratogenicity of vanadium
• Baseline vanadium levels and exposure tests in humans
• Vanadium and metabolic problems
• Vanadium and its significance in animal cell metabolism
• Hematological effects of vanadium in living organisms
• Genetic toxicology of vanadium compounds
• Vanadium and the cardiovascular system: regulatory effects and toxicity
• Oxidative stress and pro-oxidant biological effects of vanadium
• Endocrine control of vanadium accumulation
• Vanadium detoxification
• Vanadium as a new tool for cancer prevention

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	J.O. Nriagu
Dimensions:	238 x 163 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	424
Edition:	Part 2
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-17776-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Metals technology / metallurgy Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Environmental factors
LSN:	0-471-17776-8
Barcode:	9780471177760

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