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LEAD ITS EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH GEBU...

Volume 17  entitled Lead: Its Effects on Environment and Health of the series Metal Ions in
Life Sciences centers on the interrelations between biosystems and lead. The book provides an
up-to-date review of the bioinorganic chemistry of this metal and its ions  it covers the
biogeochemistry of lead  its use (not only as gasoline additive) and anthropogenic release into
the environment  its cycling and speciation in the atmosphere  in waters  soils  and sediments
and also in mammalian organs. The analytical tools to determine and to quantify this toxic
element in blood  saliva  urine  hair  etc. are described. The properties of lead(II) complexes
formed with amino acids  peptides  proteins (including metallothioneins)  nucleobases 
nucleotides  nucleic acids  and other ligands of biological relevance are summarized for the
solid state and for aqueous solutions as well. All this is important for obtaining a coherent
picture on the properties of lead  its effects on plants and toxic actions on mammalian organs.
This and more is treated in an authoritative and timely manner in the 16 stimulating chapters
of Volume 17  which are written by 36 internationally recognized experts from 13 nations. The
impact of this recently again vibrant research area is manifested in nearly 2000 references 
over 50 tables and more than 100 illustrations (half in color). Lead: Its Effects on
Environment and Health is an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from
material sciences  inorganic biochemistry all the way through to medicine including the clinic
... not forgetting that it also provides excellent information for teaching.

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