Biological And Environmental Aspects Of Chromium (topics In Environmental Health Series)

Biological and Environmental Aspects of Chromium focuses on the biological and environmental aspects of chromium and its compounds, with emphasis on the most important aspects of their toxicology and physiology. Topics covered range from the production and occupational exposure of chromium compounds to the presence of chromium in air, soil, and natural waters. The applications of chromium in cell biology and medicine are also discussed. Comprised of 11 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the toxic and carcinogenic effects of chromium and chromium compounds, followed by a discussion on the production and occupational exposure of chromium compounds. The reader is then introduced to the more common analytical methods used in the determination of chromium in environmental and biological samples. Subsequent chapters explore the nutritional role of chromium; absorption, transport, and excretion of chromium in humans and animals; mutagenic and cytogenetic effects of chromium compounds; and organ toxicity of chromium in animals. The carcinogenic effects of chromium, including its effects on the skin, are also considered. This monograph will be of interest to students, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of biology, physiology, and chemistry, as well as those with an objective interest in the ways in which chromium and its compounds act in biological materials and in the human environment. Content: Topics in environmental health , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Preface , Page v , Sverre Langård CHAPTER 1 - Introduction , Pages 1-4 , WALTER MERTZ CHAPTER 2 - Chromium compounds: production and occupational exposure , Pages 5-47 , RICHARD M. STERN CHAPTER 3 - Chromium in air, soil and natural waters , Pages 49-64 , E.E. CARY CHAPTER 4 - Analysis of chromium , Pages 65-99 , TORGRIM TORGRIMSEN CHAPTER 5 - Applications of 51 Chromium in cell biology and medicine , Pages 101-116 , COLIN J. SANDERSON CHAPTER 6 - The nutritional role of chromium , Pages 117-148 , BARBARA E. GUTHRIE CHAPTER 7 - Absorption, transport and excretion of chromium in man and animals , Pages 149-169 , SVERRE LANGÅRD CHAPTER 8 - Mutagenic and cytogenetic effects of chromium compounds , Pages 171-208 , ANGELO GINO LEVIS, VERA BIANCHI CHAPTER 9 - Organ toxicity of chromium in animals , Pages 209-220 , S.K. TANDON CHAPTER 10 - Carcinogenic effects of chromium , Pages 221-247 , RICHARD B. HAYES CHAPTER 11 - The effects of chromium on the skin , Pages 249-275 , NIELS BANG PEDERSEN Index , Pages 277-285