Heavy Metal Toxicity and the Environment

Paul B. Tchounwou; Clément G. Yedjou; Anita K. Patlolla; Dwayne J. Sutton

doi:10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_6

Keywords

GenotoxicityToxicityMercury (programming language)Human healthCadmiumEnvironmental toxicologyMetal toxicityArsenicCarcinogenToxicologyEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental healthHeavy metalsBiologyChemistryMedicineGenetics

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Jackson State University US

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Year: 2012
Type: review
Volume: 101
Pages: 133-164
Citations: 6682
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                                    Paul B. Tchounwou, 
                                
                                    Clément G. Yedjou, 
                                
                                    Anita K. Patlolla
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Heavy Metal Toxicity and the Environment. 
                            Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polarization Phenomena in Nuclear Reactions
                            , 101
                            
                            , 133-164.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_6

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_6