Arsenic and Arsenic Compounds

This book evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by arsenic and arsenic compounds. Arsenic is widely distri-buted in the earths crust and is emitted into the atmosphere by coal-fired power generation plants and volcanic activity. Inorganic arsenic of geological origin is found in groundwater used as drinking-water in several parts of the world, e.g., Bangladesh. In these areas, drinking-water is the main source of arsenic intake, but elsewhere food is the principal source.

Product details

• Authors: Ipcs, Who, World Health Organization
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2001
• EAN: 9789241572248
• ISBN: 978-92-4-157224-8
• No. of pages: 560
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 219 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 821 g
• Series: Environmental Health Criteria
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Public Health und Präventivmedizin, Klinische und Innere Medizin, MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine, Medical / Nursing, MEDICAL / Toxicology