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Studies that have been conducted to determine the possible risks associated with exposure to relatively non-toxic concentrations of environmental metals have been hampered by a lack of appropriate models and a lack of funding. It has also been difficult for researchers to demonstrate a correlation between the exposure of humans or animals to low concentrations of environmental pollutants and disease. This book examines recent technological advances in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, and computer-enhanced image analyses that provide researchers with the tools to begin elucidating the genotoxic effects of environmental metal pollutants and the mechanisms by which these metals cause DNA damage.
Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity presents data that demonstrate that certain environmental metal pollutants are genotoxic. The authors describe the role of reactive oxygen intermediates in causing the DNA damage induced by environmental metal pollutants and discuss their possible role in human disease.
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Book Title: Environmental Metal Pollutants, Reactive Oxygen Intermediaries and Genotoxicity
Book Subtitle: Molecular Approaches to Determine Mechanisms of Toxicity
Authors: Maria E. Ariza, Gautam N. Bijur, Marshall V. Williams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5153-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1999
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8448-9Published: 31 March 1999
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7346-9Published: 09 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-5153-9Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 189
Topics: Public Health, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Management, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology