ABSTRACT

"Addresses the increase of toxic heavy metals in the environment. Sets the standard for future research in interactions between the skin and metals and metal compounds-covering the general toxicology of 35 metals and metalloids, their occurrence in the environment, significance in nutrition, skin diffusivity, occupational exposure risks, and immuno

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|40 pages

Special Aspects of Metal Reactivity

chapter 3|8 pages

Silver

chapter 4|8 pages

Aluminum

chapter 5|12 pages

Arsenic

chapter 6|12 pages

Gold

chapter 7|4 pages

Boron

chapter 8|8 pages

Beryllium

chapter 9|4 pages

Bismuth

chapter 10|6 pages

Calcium

chapter 11|12 pages

Cadmium

chapter 12|16 pages

Cobalt

chapter 13|36 pages

Chromium

chapter 14|6 pages

Cesium

chapter 15|12 pages

Copper

chapter 16|10 pages

Iron

chapter 17|42 pages

Mercury

part 18|2 pages

Indium

chapter 19|6 pages

Potassium

chapter 20|6 pages

Lithium

chapter 21|6 pages

Magnesium

chapter 22|4 pages

Manganese

chapter 23|4 pages

Molybdenum

chapter 24|12 pages

Sodium

chapter 25|40 pages

Nickel

part 26|2 pages

Osmium

chapter 27|20 pages

Lead

chapter 28|4 pages

Palladium

chapter 29|6 pages

Platinum

chapter 30|4 pages

Antimony

chapter 31|8 pages

Selenium

chapter 32|6 pages

Tin

chapter 33|4 pages

Strontium

chapter 34|4 pages

Thallium

chapter 35|4 pages

Vanadium

chapter 36|24 pages

Zinc

chapter 37|4 pages

Zirconium

part 38|2 pages

Appendix

chapter 39|2 pages

Abbreviations