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Environmental chemistry and toxicology of mercury [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll
Environmental chemistry and toxicology of mercury [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (596 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Altri autori (Persone) LiuGuangliang <1972->
CaiYong <1961->
O'DriscollNelson J. <1973->
Soggetto topico Mercury - Toxicology
Mercury - Environmental aspects
Mercury - Metabolism
ISBN 1-283-40098-7
9786613400987
1-118-14663-8
1-118-14664-6
1-118-14661-1
Classificazione MED096000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface.Chapter 1. Overview of Mercury in the Environment (Guangliang Liu Cia, Nelson O'Driscoll, Xinbin Feng, Guibin Jiang).Part I. Analytical Developments.Chapter 2. Advances in Speciation Analysis of Mercury in the Environment (Yanbin Li, Yougguang Yin, Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai).Chapter 3. Measuring Gas Phase Mercury Emissions from Industrial Effluents (Samuel J. Ippolito, Ylias M. Sabri, Suresh K. Bhargava).Part II. Speciation and Transformation.Chapter 4. Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury (Che-Jen Lin, Pattaraporn Singhasuk, Simo O. Pehkonen).Chapter 5. Microbial transformations in the mercury cycle (Chu-Ching Lin, Nathan Yee, Tamar Barkay).Chapter 6. Photoreactions of Mercury in Aquatic Systems (Emma E. Vost, Marc Amyot, Nelson J. O'Driscoll).Chapter 7. Chemical Speciation of Mercury in Soil and Sediment (Ulf Skyllberg).Chapter 8. The effects of dissolved organic matter on mercury biogeochemistry (Chase A. Gerbig, Joseph N. Ryan, George R. Aiken).Chapter 9. Tracking geochemical transformations and transport of mercury through isotope fractionation (Holger Hintelmann, Wang Zheng).Part III. Transport and Fate.Chapter 10. Atmospheric transport of mercury (Oleg Travnikov).Chapter 11. Adsorption of Mercury on Solids in the Aquatic Environment (Guangliang Liu, Yanbin Li, Yong Cai).Chapter 12. Exchange of elemental mercury between the oceans and the atmosphere (Asif Qureshi, Matthew MacLeod, Elsie Sunderland, Konrad Hungerbühler).Chapter 13. Exchange of Mercury between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Mae Sexauer Gustin).Part IV. Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, and Metallomics.Chapter 14. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury through food webs (Karen Kidd, Meredith Clayden, Tim Jardine).Chapter 15. Mercury toxicity with special reference to methylmercury: A review (Mineshi Sakamoto, Katsuyuki Murata, Akiyoshi Kakita, Masanori Sasaki).Chapter 16. Metallomics of Mercury: Role of Thiol- and Selenol-containing Biomolecules (Feiyue Wang, Marcos Lemes, Mohammad A. K. Khan).Chapter 17. Human Health Significance of Dietary Exposures to Methylmercury (Anna L. Choi, Philippe Grandjean).
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Environmental chemistry and toxicology of mercury / / edited by Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll
Environmental chemistry and toxicology of mercury / / edited by Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai, Nelson O'Driscoll
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (596 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Altri autori (Persone) LiuGuangliang <1972->
CaiYong <1961->
O'DriscollNelson J. <1973->
Soggetto topico Mercury - Toxicology
Mercury - Environmental aspects
Mercury - Metabolism
ISBN 1-283-40098-7
9786613400987
1-118-14663-8
1-118-14664-6
1-118-14661-1
Classificazione MED096000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Preface.Chapter 1. Overview of Mercury in the Environment (Guangliang Liu Cia, Nelson O'Driscoll, Xinbin Feng, Guibin Jiang).Part I. Analytical Developments.Chapter 2. Advances in Speciation Analysis of Mercury in the Environment (Yanbin Li, Yougguang Yin, Guangliang Liu, Yong Cai).Chapter 3. Measuring Gas Phase Mercury Emissions from Industrial Effluents (Samuel J. Ippolito, Ylias M. Sabri, Suresh K. Bhargava).Part II. Speciation and Transformation.Chapter 4. Atmospheric Chemistry of Mercury (Che-Jen Lin, Pattaraporn Singhasuk, Simo O. Pehkonen).Chapter 5. Microbial transformations in the mercury cycle (Chu-Ching Lin, Nathan Yee, Tamar Barkay).Chapter 6. Photoreactions of Mercury in Aquatic Systems (Emma E. Vost, Marc Amyot, Nelson J. O'Driscoll).Chapter 7. Chemical Speciation of Mercury in Soil and Sediment (Ulf Skyllberg).Chapter 8. The effects of dissolved organic matter on mercury biogeochemistry (Chase A. Gerbig, Joseph N. Ryan, George R. Aiken).Chapter 9. Tracking geochemical transformations and transport of mercury through isotope fractionation (Holger Hintelmann, Wang Zheng).Part III. Transport and Fate.Chapter 10. Atmospheric transport of mercury (Oleg Travnikov).Chapter 11. Adsorption of Mercury on Solids in the Aquatic Environment (Guangliang Liu, Yanbin Li, Yong Cai).Chapter 12. Exchange of elemental mercury between the oceans and the atmosphere (Asif Qureshi, Matthew MacLeod, Elsie Sunderland, Konrad Hungerbühler).Chapter 13. Exchange of Mercury between the Atmosphere and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Mae Sexauer Gustin).Part IV. Bioaccumulation, Toxicity, and Metallomics.Chapter 14. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury through food webs (Karen Kidd, Meredith Clayden, Tim Jardine).Chapter 15. Mercury toxicity with special reference to methylmercury: A review (Mineshi Sakamoto, Katsuyuki Murata, Akiyoshi Kakita, Masanori Sasaki).Chapter 16. Metallomics of Mercury: Role of Thiol- and Selenol-containing Biomolecules (Feiyue Wang, Marcos Lemes, Mohammad A. K. Khan).Chapter 17. Human Health Significance of Dietary Exposures to Methylmercury (Anna L. Choi, Philippe Grandjean).
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Methylmercury [[electronic resource] ] : formation, sources, and health effects / / Andrew P. Clampet, editor
Methylmercury [[electronic resource] ] : formation, sources, and health effects / / Andrew P. Clampet, editor
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Altri autori (Persone) ClampetAndrew P
Collana Environmental science, engineering and technology
Environmental health-- physical, chemical and biological factors
Soggetto topico Methylmercury - Environmental aspects
Methylmercury - Toxicology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-61122-217-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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Methylmercury [[electronic resource] ] : formation, sources, and health effects / / Andrew P. Clampet, editor
Methylmercury [[electronic resource] ] : formation, sources, and health effects / / Andrew P. Clampet, editor
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Altri autori (Persone) ClampetAndrew P
Collana Environmental science, engineering and technology
Environmental health-- physical, chemical and biological factors
Soggetto topico Methylmercury - Environmental aspects
Methylmercury - Toxicology
ISBN 1-61122-217-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
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Methylmercury : formation, sources, and health effects / / Andrew P. Clampet, editor
Methylmercury : formation, sources, and health effects / / Andrew P. Clampet, editor
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Altri autori (Persone) ClampetAndrew P
Collana Environmental science, engineering and technology
Environmental health-- physical, chemical and biological factors
Soggetto topico Methylmercury - Environmental aspects
Methylmercury - Toxicology
ISBN 1-61122-217-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- METHYLMERCURY FORMATION, SOURCES AND HEALTH EFFECTS -- METHYLMERCURY FORMATION, SOURCES AND HEALTH EFFECTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 THE ROLE OF SELENIUM IN MITIGATING MERCURY TOXICITY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MERCURY BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND HUMAN EXPOSURES -- SELENIUM NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY -- MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MERCURY-SELENIUM INTERACTIONS -- Silencing of Selenium (SOS-1) -- Sequestration of Selenium (SOS-2) -- SOS-1 and SOS-2 Induced Generation of Apoptosis Initiators -- PROTECTIVE ROLE OF DIETARY SELENIUM AGAINST MERCURY TOXICITY -- FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 FISH AS A DIETARY SOURCE OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY, RISKS AND BENEFITS -- CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MERCURY -- INORGANIC FORMS OF MERCURY -- ORGANIC FORMS OF MERCURY -- SOURCES OF MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT -- NATURAL SOURCES -- ANTHROPOGENIC RELEASES FROM THE MOBILIZATION OF MERCURY IMPURITIES IN MATERIALS -- ANTHROPOGENIC RELEASES FROM MERCURY USED IN PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES -- EMISSION OF MERCURY TO THE AIR -- EMISSION OF MERCURY TO THE WATER -- EMISSION OF MERCURY TO THE SOIL -- RE-MOBILIZATION OF HISTORIC ANTHROPOGENIC MERCURY -- GLOBAL CYCLING, TRANSPORT AND FATE OF MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT -- MERCURY SPECIES AND TRANSFORMATION IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT -- POTENTIAL SOURCES OF EXPOSURE AND OCCURRENCE OF MERCURY IN HUMAN TISSUES -- RISKS AND BENEFITS OF EATING FISH -- FISH CONSUMPTION LIMITS -- TOXICITY OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY -- Pharmacokinetics Effects -- ACUTE TOXICITY -- CHRONIC TOXICITY -- DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY -- MUTAGENICITY, NEUROTOXICITY AND CYTOTOXICITY -- DISTRIBUTION OF MERCURY IN FISH SAMPLES -- HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT -- REFERENCES.
Chapter 3 INEXPENSIVE LOW-COST MERCURY SPECIATION BY HYDRIDE GENERATION ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY AFTER ION EXCHANGE SEPARATION IN A FIA SYSTEM (FIA-IE-HG-AAS) -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- 2.1. Safety Considerations -- 2.2. Reagents -- 2.3. Instrumentation -- 2.4. Analytical Procedure -- Retention and Elution Experiments in Batch Mode -- Analysis of Total Mercury by FIA-HG-QFAAS -- Analysis of CH3Hg+ and Hg2+ by FIA-IE-HG-QFAAS -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Optimisation of the FIA-HG-QFAAS Measuring System -- 3.2. Experiments in Batch Mode with the Dowex M-41 Resin -- 3.3. Experiments On-Line: Optimization of the FIA-IE-HG-QFAAS System for Mercury Speciation -- Preliminary Experiments -- Selection of the Best Microcolumn Geometry -- Selection of the Best Elution Conditions -- 3.4. Analytical Figures of Merit -- 3.5. Applicability of the Method: Analysis of Real Samples Doped with the Analytes -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 CATHEPSIN-DEPENDENT NEURONAL DEATH PATHWAYS INDUCED BY METHYLMERCURY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- CATHEPSIN B IN NEURONAL DEATH -- CATHEPSIN B IN METHYLMERCURY-INDUCED NEURONAL DEATH -- INVOLVEMENT OF MICROGLIAL CATHEPSIN B IN PROCESSING OF INTERLEUKIN-1β -- CATHEPSIN D IN NEURONAL DEATH -- CATHEPSIN D IN METHYLMERCURY-INDUCED NEURONAL DEATH -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 NOT ONLY CONCENTRATIONS MATTER: SOME PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF IN VITRO MEHG TOXICITY STUDIES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- Effects of Cell Density on Apparent Cytotoxicity -- Effects of Medium Volumn on Apparent Cytotoxicity -- Temporal "Commitment Point" of Cell Death -- CONCLUSION -- Kinetics of Toxicity by a Cytotoxic Agent -- Commitment Point: A Proposed Experimental Application -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 METHYLMERCURY AND TOTAL MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN AN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM OF HG-MINING RIVER IN GUIZHOU, CHINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Sampling Site and Sample Collection -- Trophic Levels (TLs) Calculation -- Chemical Analysis -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Trophic Levels of Organisms from Xiaxi River -- Mercury Concentration and Speciation in Sediment -- Mercury Speciation in Biota -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 MERCURY METHYLATION VERSUS DEMETHYLATION: MAIN PROCESSES INVOLVED -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Organomercury Compounds -- 2. MERCURY METHYLATION/DEMETHYLATION PROCESSES -- 2.1. Mercury Methylation Processes -- 2.1.1. Chemical Methylation - Abiotic Processes -- 2.1.2. Biotic Processes -- i. Environmental Factors that Affect Mercury Biotic Methylation -- 2.2. Mercury Demethylation Processes -- 2.2.1. Chemical Demethylation - Abiotic Processes -- 2.2.2. Biotic Processes -- i. Reductive Methylmercury Degradation -- ii. Organization of the Mer Operon -- iii. Oxidative Methylmercury Demethylation -- iv. Environmental Factors that Affect Mercury Biotic Demethylation -- 3. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 MEHG-EXPOSURE THROUGH SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION: CHOLINERGIC MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR AS A TARGET OF TOXICITY AND POTENTIAL BIOMARKER OF CNS EFFECTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- AIM AND EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES -- MAIN FINDINGS -- In Vivo Studies -- In Vitro Studies on Brain and Lymphocyte MRs -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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The toxicity of methyl mercury / edited by Christine U. Eccles and Zoltan Annau
The toxicity of methyl mercury / edited by Christine U. Eccles and Zoltan Annau
Pubbl/distr/stampa Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987
Descrizione fisica XIV, 259 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Soggetto non controllato Mercurio - Ambiente
ISBN 080183449X
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Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-990009184110403321
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987
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Toxicological effects of methylmercury [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Toxicological effects of methylmercury [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (368 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Soggetto topico Methylmercury - Toxicology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-18534-1
9786610185344
0-309-56970-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ITS CHARGE""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S EVALUATION""; ""Health Effects of Methylmercury""; ""Determination of the Critical Study for the RfD""; ""Estimation of Dose and Biological Variability""; ""Modeling the Dose-Response Relationships""; ""Public Health Implications""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""SOURCES OF HG""; ""FATE AND TRANSPORT""; ""HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""EXPOSURE EVENTS AND STUDIES""
""SUMMARY OF RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR MEHG""""SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 CHEMISTRY, EXPOSURE, TOXICOKINETICS, AND TOXICODYNAMICS ""; ""PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES""; ""METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS""; ""EXPOSURES TO MEHG IN THE U.S. POPULATION""; ""TOXICOKINETICS""; ""Absorption and Distribution""; ""Methylmercury""; ""Dimethylmercury""; ""Elemental Mercury""; ""Inorganic Mercury""; ""Biotransformation""; ""Excretion""; ""MOBILIZATION OF BODY HG""; ""CHEMICAL FORMS OF HG IN TOXICITY""
""TOXIC EFFECTS AND TARGET ORGANS""""BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY ""; ""AGE-RELATED SUSCEPTIBILITY""; ""GENDER DIFFERENCES""; ""GENETICS""; ""MECHANISMS OF NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCE ON MEHG HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""Dietary Interactions and Confounding""; ""Selenium""; ""Garlic""; ""Omega-3 Fatty Acids""; ""Protein""; ""Alcohol""; ""Other Foods That Might Influence Hg Uptake""; ""Vitamin E""; ""Nutrient Enhancement of Toxicity""; ""Beneficial Effects of Fish Consumption""; ""TOXICOKINETIC VARIABILITY""
""CONCLUSIONS""""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 DOSE ESTIMATION ""; ""DIETARY ASSESSMENT""; ""BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE""; ""Methylmercury in Blood""; ""Methylmercury in Hair""; ""Comparison of Biomarkers of Exposure""; ""ANALYTICAL ERROR IN BIOMARKER MEASUREMENTS""; ""EXPOSURE AND DOSE ASSESSMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES, FAROE ISLANDS, AND NEW ZEALAND STUDIES""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 HEALTH EFFECTS OF METHYLMERCURY ""; ""CARCINOGENICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""GENOTOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""
""In Vitro Studies""""IMMUNOTOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""Effects on the Adult Immune System""; ""Effects on the Developing Immune System""; ""In Vitro Studies""; ""Autoimmune Response""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""RENAL TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""HEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS""; ""DEVELOPING CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""High-Dose Poisonings""; ""Poisoning Episode in Japan""
""Poisoning Episode in Iraq""
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Toxicological effects of methylmercury [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Toxicological effects of methylmercury [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (368 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Soggetto topico Methylmercury - Toxicology
ISBN 0-309-17171-7
1-280-18534-1
9786610185344
0-309-56970-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ITS CHARGE""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S EVALUATION""; ""Health Effects of Methylmercury""; ""Determination of the Critical Study for the RfD""; ""Estimation of Dose and Biological Variability""; ""Modeling the Dose-Response Relationships""; ""Public Health Implications""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""SOURCES OF HG""; ""FATE AND TRANSPORT""; ""HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""EXPOSURE EVENTS AND STUDIES""
""SUMMARY OF RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR MEHG""""SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 CHEMISTRY, EXPOSURE, TOXICOKINETICS, AND TOXICODYNAMICS ""; ""PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES""; ""METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS""; ""EXPOSURES TO MEHG IN THE U.S. POPULATION""; ""TOXICOKINETICS""; ""Absorption and Distribution""; ""Methylmercury""; ""Dimethylmercury""; ""Elemental Mercury""; ""Inorganic Mercury""; ""Biotransformation""; ""Excretion""; ""MOBILIZATION OF BODY HG""; ""CHEMICAL FORMS OF HG IN TOXICITY""
""TOXIC EFFECTS AND TARGET ORGANS""""BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY ""; ""AGE-RELATED SUSCEPTIBILITY""; ""GENDER DIFFERENCES""; ""GENETICS""; ""MECHANISMS OF NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCE ON MEHG HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""Dietary Interactions and Confounding""; ""Selenium""; ""Garlic""; ""Omega-3 Fatty Acids""; ""Protein""; ""Alcohol""; ""Other Foods That Might Influence Hg Uptake""; ""Vitamin E""; ""Nutrient Enhancement of Toxicity""; ""Beneficial Effects of Fish Consumption""; ""TOXICOKINETIC VARIABILITY""
""CONCLUSIONS""""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 DOSE ESTIMATION ""; ""DIETARY ASSESSMENT""; ""BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE""; ""Methylmercury in Blood""; ""Methylmercury in Hair""; ""Comparison of Biomarkers of Exposure""; ""ANALYTICAL ERROR IN BIOMARKER MEASUREMENTS""; ""EXPOSURE AND DOSE ASSESSMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES, FAROE ISLANDS, AND NEW ZEALAND STUDIES""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 HEALTH EFFECTS OF METHYLMERCURY ""; ""CARCINOGENICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""GENOTOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""
""In Vitro Studies""""IMMUNOTOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""Effects on the Adult Immune System""; ""Effects on the Developing Immune System""; ""In Vitro Studies""; ""Autoimmune Response""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""RENAL TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""HEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS""; ""DEVELOPING CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""High-Dose Poisonings""; ""Poisoning Episode in Japan""
""Poisoning Episode in Iraq""
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Toxicological effects of methylmercury / / Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Toxicological effects of methylmercury / / Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (368 p.)
Disciplina 615.9/25663
Soggetto topico Methylmercury - Toxicology
ISBN 0-309-17171-7
1-280-18534-1
9786610185344
0-309-56970-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S APPROACH TO ITS CHARGE""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S EVALUATION""; ""Health Effects of Methylmercury""; ""Determination of the Critical Study for the RfD""; ""Estimation of Dose and Biological Variability""; ""Modeling the Dose-Response Relationships""; ""Public Health Implications""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""SOURCES OF HG""; ""FATE AND TRANSPORT""; ""HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""EXPOSURE EVENTS AND STUDIES""
""SUMMARY OF RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR MEHG""""SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSIES AND SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY""; ""ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 CHEMISTRY, EXPOSURE, TOXICOKINETICS, AND TOXICODYNAMICS ""; ""PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES""; ""METHODS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS""; ""EXPOSURES TO MEHG IN THE U.S. POPULATION""; ""TOXICOKINETICS""; ""Absorption and Distribution""; ""Methylmercury""; ""Dimethylmercury""; ""Elemental Mercury""; ""Inorganic Mercury""; ""Biotransformation""; ""Excretion""; ""MOBILIZATION OF BODY HG""; ""CHEMICAL FORMS OF HG IN TOXICITY""
""TOXIC EFFECTS AND TARGET ORGANS""""BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY ""; ""AGE-RELATED SUSCEPTIBILITY""; ""GENDER DIFFERENCES""; ""GENETICS""; ""MECHANISMS OF NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCE ON MEHG HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""Dietary Interactions and Confounding""; ""Selenium""; ""Garlic""; ""Omega-3 Fatty Acids""; ""Protein""; ""Alcohol""; ""Other Foods That Might Influence Hg Uptake""; ""Vitamin E""; ""Nutrient Enhancement of Toxicity""; ""Beneficial Effects of Fish Consumption""; ""TOXICOKINETIC VARIABILITY""
""CONCLUSIONS""""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 DOSE ESTIMATION ""; ""DIETARY ASSESSMENT""; ""BIOMARKERS OF EXPOSURE""; ""Methylmercury in Blood""; ""Methylmercury in Hair""; ""Comparison of Biomarkers of Exposure""; ""ANALYTICAL ERROR IN BIOMARKER MEASUREMENTS""; ""EXPOSURE AND DOSE ASSESSMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES, FAROE ISLANDS, AND NEW ZEALAND STUDIES""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 HEALTH EFFECTS OF METHYLMERCURY ""; ""CARCINOGENICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""GENOTOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""
""In Vitro Studies""""IMMUNOTOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""Effects on the Adult Immune System""; ""Effects on the Developing Immune System""; ""In Vitro Studies""; ""Autoimmune Response""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""RENAL TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""HEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS""; ""DEVELOPING CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""High-Dose Poisonings""; ""Poisoning Episode in Japan""
""Poisoning Episode in Iraq""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910817426603321
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
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