1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910467846403321

Titolo

Lead : its effects on environment and health / / editors, Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, Roland K. O. Sigel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-043301-X

3-11-043433-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (556 pages)

Collana

Metal Ions in Life Sciences, , 1868-0402 ; ; Volume 17

Disciplina

574.52

Soggetti

Lead - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- About the Editors -- Historical Development and Perspectives of the Series Metal Ions in Life Sciences -- Preface to Volume 17 -- Contents -- Contributors to Volume 17 -- Titles of Volumes 1-44 in the Metal Ions in Biological Systems Series -- Contents of Volumes in the Metal Ions in Life Sciences Series -- 1. The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Lead in the Context of Its Toxicity / Maret, Wolfgang -- 2. Biogeochemistry of Lead. Its Release to the Environment and Chemical Speciation / Cullen, Jay T. / McAlister, Jason -- 3. Analytical Methods for the Determination of Lead in the Environment / Hauser, Peter C. -- 4. Smart Capsules for Lead Removal from Industrial Wastewater / Tylkowski, Bartosz / Jastrząb, Renata -- 5. Lead Speciation in Microorganisms / Stewart, Theodora J. -- 6. Human Biomonitoring of Lead Exposure / Klotz, Katrin / Göen, Thomas -- 7. Solid State Structures of Lead Complexes with Relevance for Biological Systems / Aoki, Katsuyuki / Murayama, Kazutaka / Hu, Ning-Hai -- 8. Lead(II) Complexes of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Other Related Ligands of Biological Interest / Farkas, Etelka / Buglyó, Péter -- 9. Lead(II) Binding in Metallothioneins / Wong, Daisy L. / Merrifield-MacRae, Maureen E. / Stillman, Martin J. -- 10. Lead(II) Binding in Natural and Artificial Proteins / Cangelosi, Virginia / Ruckthong, Leela / Pecoraro,



Vincent L. -- 11. Complex Formation of Lead(II) with Nucleotides and Their Constituents / Sigel, Astrid / Operschall, Bert P. / Sigel, Helmut -- 12. The Role of Lead(II) in Nucleic Acids / Palou-Mir, Joana / Barceló-Oliver, Miquel / Sigel, Roland K. O. -- 13. Historical View on Lead: Guidelines and Regulations / Pohl, Hana R. / Ingber, Susan Z. / Abadin, Henry G. -- 14. Environmental Impact of Alkyl Lead(IV) Derivatives: Perspective after Their Phase-out / Filella, Montserrat / Bonet, Josep -- 15. Lead Toxicity in Plants / Küpper, Hendrik -- 16. Toxicology of Lead and Its Damage to Mammalian Organs / Caito, Samuel / Lopes, Ana Carolina B. Almeida / Paoliello, Monica M. B. / Aschner, Michael -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Volume 17, entitled Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health of the series Metal Ions in Life Sciences centers on the interrelations between biosystems and lead. The book provides an up-to-date review of the bioinorganic chemistry of this metal and its ions; it covers the biogeochemistry of lead, its use (not only as gasoline additive) and anthropogenic release into the environment, its cycling and speciation in the atmosphere, in waters, soils, and sediments, and also in mammalian organs. The analytical tools to determine and to quantify this toxic element in blood, saliva, urine, hair, etc. are described. The properties of lead(II) complexes formed with amino acids, peptides, proteins (including metallothioneins), nucleobases, nucleotides, nucleic acids, and other ligands of biological relevance are summarized for the solid state and for aqueous solutions as well. All this is important for obtaining a coherent picture on the properties of lead, its effects on plants and toxic actions on mammalian organs. This and more is treated in an authoritative and timely manner in the 16 stimulating chapters of Volume 17, which are written by 36 internationally recognized experts from 13 nations. The impact of this recently again vibrant research area is manifested in nearly 2000 references, over 50 tables and more than 100 illustrations (half in color). Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health is an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from material sciences, inorganic biochemistry all the way through to medicine including the clinic ... not forgetting that it also provides excellent information for teaching.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454258903321

Autore

D'Aprano Zelda <1928->

Titolo

Kath Williams [[electronic resource] ] : the unions and the fight for equal pay / / Zelda D'Aprano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North Melbourne, : Spinifex Press, 2001

ISBN

1-74219-431-1

1-74219-102-9

1-74219-100-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Disciplina

305.4092

331.478092

Soggetti

Women labor union members - Australia

Women labor union members - Australia - History

Equal pay for equal work - Australia - History

Labor unions - Australia - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [278]-285) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Abbreviations; Preface; Editorial note; 1 Cath the housewife/mother becomes Kath the activist; 2 An early history of women and unionism; 3 Women's postwar moves on equal pay and the ACTU; 4 Decisions on equal pay, 1891 to 1955; 5 The fight for equal pay, 1956 to 1959; 6 1960 to 1962, the fight escalates; 7 Kath resigns from the Communist Party of Australia; 8 1963 to 1964, the ACTU and equal pay; 9 1965 to 1967: the ACTU gears up for action as Kath begins to retire

10 The ACTU changes policy: from urging legislation to preparing a claim for equal pay11 The equal pay case of 1969; 12 Equal pay for work of equal value; 13 Kath and male structures; 14 Women, work and the fight for pay justice; Appendix 1 Noteworthy decisions on pay; Appendix 2 The Victorian Working Women's Centre; Interviews; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

One of Australia's most important activists for women's rights, Kath Williams was a trade unionist and a communist before taking on the



mantle of feminist after World War II. With a trade unionist ex-husband who was elected to Federal Politics opposing her left wing campaigns, Kath emerged as a feisty and quietly determined woman. Her campaign of conviction was the major force behind the country's achievement of equal pay for women.