Environmental Health Criteria for Inorganic Mercury
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Release : 1991
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ISBN : 9789241571180
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Release : 1991
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Release : 1991
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 50,7 MB
Release : 2000-09-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309171717
Mercury is widespread in our environment. Methylmercury, one organic form of mercury, can accumulate up the aquatic food chain and lead to high concentrations in predatory fish. When consumed by humans, contaminated fish represent a public health risk. Combustion processes, especially coal-fired power plants, are major sources of mercury contamination in the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering regulating mercury emissions from those plants. Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury reviews the health effects of methylmercury and discusses the estimation of mercury exposure from measured biomarkers, how differences between individuals affect mercury toxicity, and appropriate statistical methods for analysis of the data and thoroughly compares the epidemiological studies available on methylmercury. Included are discussions of current mercury levels on public health and a delineation of the scientific aspects and policy decisions involved in the regulation of mercury. This report is a valuable resource for individuals interested in the public health effects and regulation of mercury. The report also provides an excellent example of the implications of decisions in the risk assessment process for a larger audience.
Author : J. Risher
Publisher : WHO
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 38,37 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Medical
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On cover: IPCS International Programme on Chemical Safety. Published under the joint sponsorship of WHO, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the International Labour Organization and produced within the framework of the Inter-organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IPCS).
Author : National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Page : 144 pages
File Size : 14,68 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Environmental exposure
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Page : 250 pages
File Size : 38,66 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Environmental health
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Page : 131 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 1976
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Drinking water
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Page : 131 pages
File Size : 17,73 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Thomas W. Clarkson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461282662
This document is the result of a conference on "Biological Monitoring of Metals" held in Rochester, June 2-6, 1986, organized jointly by the Environmental Health Sciences Center of the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Rochester, NY, and the Scientific Committee on the Toxicology of Metals within the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) at the Karolinska Institute and the National (Swedish) Institute of Environmental Medicine and the University of Umea, Sweden. The aim of the Conference was to define and evaluate the scientific basis for the biological monitoring of metals. The conference was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization through its International Program on Chemical Safety and received substantial encouragement and support from the Swedish Work Environmental Fund and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This was the second conference organized jointly by the Scientific Committee on the Toxicology of Metals and The Toxicology Division of the University of Rochester. The previous joint conference was held in 1982 on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Metals. In addition, conferences have been organized by each group (see Appendices A and B). Several of these conferences are specially relevant to the topic of the current conference. These include the joint conference mentioned above and the conferences on dose-effect and dose-response relationship held in Tokyo in 1974 and on accumulation of metals held in Buenos Aires in 1972.