Arsenic in the Environment, Part 2

An element in the earth’s crust, an additive in livestock feed. a medicine in early civilization–and the “toxin of toxins” A pervasive part of our natural environment and everyday lives. arsenic has nonetheless earned a niche in history as a substance of diabolical suppleness. <i>Part II</i> of the first comprehensive and up-to-date two-volume study of arsenic, Arsenic in the Environment is a self-contained work that examines arsenic’s complex and potentially deadly chemistry, stressing its effect on human health and the surrounding ecosystem. Examining new and unexplored aspects of the toxin, <i>Part II</i> features original research from some of the world’s foremost scientists on: <ul> <li>Health effects of environmental arsenic</li> <li>Toxicity and metabolism of inorganic and methylated arsenicals</li> <li>Effects of arsenic on DNA synthesis of human lymphocytes</li> <li>Estimation of human exposure to and uptake of arsenic found in drinking water</li> <li>Arsenic hazards to plants and animals</li> </ul> <p>Offering a host of subjects of particular interest to toxicologists, medical researchers, public health officials, and industrial hygienists, Part II of <i>Arsenic in the Environment</i> is an indispensable reference that sheds new light on arsenic’s unique chemistry as well as its health and environmental effects.</p>