Screen LibraryArsenic exposure and health effects : proceedings of the Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects, July 12-15, 1998, San Diego, California /
The Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects was held from July 12-15, 1998 in San Diego, California. Several outstanding papers and posters generated lively discussion and debate not only about scientific issues bu...
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Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080436487 |
| Summary: |
The Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) Third International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects was held from July 12-15, 1998 in San Diego, California. Several outstanding papers and posters generated lively discussion and debate not only about scientific issues but also about policy and regulatory issues. While developed countries are considering spending perhaps billions of dollars per year to reach concentrations of 10 micrograms per liter or less, countries like Bangladesh, India and China are trying to deal with much more severe, epidemic scale, arseni |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xx, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780080527574 0080527574 1281279315 9781281279316 |
| Index Number: | RA1231 |
| CLC: | R995-532 |
| Contents: | Chapter headings and selected papers: -- Occurrence and Exposure. Arsenic in the global environment: looking towards the millenium (I. Thornton). Arsenic in ground water supplies of the United States (A.H. Welch <IT>et al.</IT>). Hair arsenic as an index of toxicity (J.T. Hindmarsh). -- Food and Other Exposure Media. Estimating total arsenic exposure in the United States (R.E. Grissom <IT>et al.</IT>). Arsenic compounds in terrestrial biota (K.J. Irgolic <IT>et al.</IT>). Dietary exposure to inorganic arsenic (R.A. Schoof <IT>et al.</IT>). -- General Overview of Arsenic Risk. Application of |