{"product_id":"9780471304364","title":"Arsenic in the Environment, Part 2 Human Health and Ecosystem Effects","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdvances in Environmental Science and Technology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eArsenic in the Environment, Part 2\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHuman Health and Ecosystem Effects\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJerome O. Nriagu\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ Organic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAn 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. \u003ci\u003ePart II\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003ePart II\u003c\/i\u003e features original research from some of the world's foremost scientists on: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealth effects of environmental arsenic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eToxicity and metabolism of inorganic and methylated arsenicals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEffects of arsenic on DNA synthesis of human lymphocytes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstimation of human exposure to and uptake of arsenic found in drinking water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArsenic hazards to plants and animals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering a host of subjects of particular interest to toxicologists, medical researchers, public health officials, and industrial hygienists, Part II of \u003ci\u003eArsenic in the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable reference that sheds new light on arsenic's unique chemistry as well as its health and environmental effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJEROME O. NRIAGU\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Environmental and Industrial Health, School of Public Health, the University of Michigan, and an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo. For many years he was a research scientist with the National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario. He is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eWiley Series in Advances in Environmental Science and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e and has edited, among many other volumes, \u003ci\u003eNickel and Human Health, Food Contamination from Environmental Sources, Gaseous Pollutants, and Aquatic Toxicology\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Nriagu received BSc and DSc degrees from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, an MS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a PhD in geochemistry from the University of Toronto. He has published extensively in leading geochemical and environmental science journals and has received a number of awards for his work. lie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 May 1994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Interscience\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780471304364\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.99\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384440189068,"sku":"9780471304364","price":296.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780471304364.jpg?v=1780177026","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780471304364","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}