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Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution

WHO Regional Office for Europe
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Description:The heavy metals cadmium, lead and mercury are common air pollutants, beingemitted mainly as a result of various industrial activities. Although the atmosphericlevels are low, they contribute to the deposition and build-up in soils.Heavy metals are persistent in the environment and are subject to bioaccumulationin food-chains.Cadmium exposures are associated with kidney and bone damage. Cadmiumhas also been identified as a potential human carcinogen, causing lung cancer.Lead exposures have developmental and neurobehavioural effects on fetuses, infantsand children, and elevate blood pressure in adults. Mercury is also toxicin the elemental and inorganic forms, but the main concern is associated withthe organic compounds, especially methylmercury, that accumulate in the foodchain,i.e. in predatory fish in lakes and seas, as these are the main routes of humanexposure.Long-range transboundary air pollution is only one source of exposure tothese metals but, because of their persistence and potential for global atmospherictransfer, atmospheric emissions affect even the most remote regions. Thisreport, based on contributions from an international group of experts, reviewsthe available information on the sources, chemical properties and spatial distributionof environmental pollution with cadmium, lead and mercury caused bylong-range transboundary air pollution, and evaluates the potential health risksin Europe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution. To get started finding Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
130
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization
Release
2007
ISBN
9289071796

Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution

WHO Regional Office for Europe
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
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Description: The heavy metals cadmium, lead and mercury are common air pollutants, beingemitted mainly as a result of various industrial activities. Although the atmosphericlevels are low, they contribute to the deposition and build-up in soils.Heavy metals are persistent in the environment and are subject to bioaccumulationin food-chains.Cadmium exposures are associated with kidney and bone damage. Cadmiumhas also been identified as a potential human carcinogen, causing lung cancer.Lead exposures have developmental and neurobehavioural effects on fetuses, infantsand children, and elevate blood pressure in adults. Mercury is also toxicin the elemental and inorganic forms, but the main concern is associated withthe organic compounds, especially methylmercury, that accumulate in the foodchain,i.e. in predatory fish in lakes and seas, as these are the main routes of humanexposure.Long-range transboundary air pollution is only one source of exposure tothese metals but, because of their persistence and potential for global atmospherictransfer, atmospheric emissions affect even the most remote regions. Thisreport, based on contributions from an international group of experts, reviewsthe available information on the sources, chemical properties and spatial distributionof environmental pollution with cadmium, lead and mercury caused bylong-range transboundary air pollution, and evaluates the potential health risksin Europe.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution. To get started finding Health risks of heavy metals from long-range transboundary air pollution, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
130
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization
Release
2007
ISBN
9289071796

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