Element Concentrations Toxic to Plants, Animals, and Man
Element Concentrations Toxic to Plants, Animals, and Man

Author: L. P. Gough

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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Investigators have long recognized the importance of certain elements, commonly called "minerals," in the diet of humans and animals and in the soil that supports plants, in that these elements are essential for the life or optimum health of the organisms. Deficiencies of 20 to 24 elements in animals and man and of 13 to 18 elements in plants have been recognized. At the same time, an understanding of the responses of these organisms to the insult of toxic concentrations of these and other elements also has been of interest. More recently, concern has arisen regarding the effects of an organism's exposure to the more subtle chronic and subchronic concentrations of certain elements that industrial and other human activities are releasing into the environment.

Mammals and Birds as Bioindicators of Trace Element Contaminations in Terrestrial Environments
Mammals and Birds as Bioindicators of Trace Element Contaminations in Terrestrial Environments

Author: Elżbieta Kalisińska

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-01

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 3030001210

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The population explosion that began in the 1960s has been accompanied by a decrease in the quality of the natural environment, e.g. pollution of the air, water and soil with essential and toxic trace elements. Numerous poisonings of people and animals with highly toxic anthropogenic Hg and Cd in the 20th century prompted the creation of the abiotic environment, mainly in developed countries. However, the system is insufficient for long-term exposure to low concentrations of various substances that are mainly ingested through food and water. This problem could be addressed by the monitoring of sentinels – organisms that accumulate trace elements and as such reflect the rate and degree of environmental pollution. Usually these are long-lived vertebrates – herbivorous, omnivorous and carnivorous birds and mammals, especially game species. This book describes the responses of the sentinels most commonly used in ecotoxicological studies to 17 trace elements.

Diet and Health
Diet and Health

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1989-01-01

Total Pages: 765

ISBN-13: 0309039940

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Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.

Trace Elements from Soil to Human
Trace Elements from Soil to Human

Author: Alina Kabata-Pendias

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-06-19

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 3540327142

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The quality of food is such a live issue at the moment that this title is an essential tool for researchers in a variety of disciplines. It provides a review of the key features of trace elements in soils, plants and the food web on which human beings survive. The authors' intention is to summarize up-to-date interdisciplinary data for the concise presentation of our understanding of trace-element transfer in the chain from soil to man.

Toxic Plants
Toxic Plants

Author: Jean Bruneton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1999-01

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 9781898298625

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Including over 1300 literature references, this volume lists common causes of plant induced incidents and accidents in humans and animals together with a detailed discussion of the plant species most frequently implicated. It includes information on symptoms, treatments, elements of diagnosis and toxic doses.