• Provides valuable new insights into preventive measures for chronic arsenic poisoning
• Serve as a vital source of new ideas by highlighting significant detoxification methods aimed at the disposal of arsenic
• Beginning and seasoned researchers alike will find this work thought-provoking, instructive and informative

Autorentext

Hiroshi Yamauchi

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Department of Preventive Medicine

Kawasaki, Japan

Guifan Sun

China Medical University School of Public Health

Jiaoning

China

Inhalt
1    Past, present, future of arsenic poisoning
2    Metabolism and toxicity of arsenic in human and animals, and racial differences
3    Arsenic exposure and reproductive toxicity
4    Causes and characteristics of chronic arsenic poisoning in the Bangladesh
5    Causes and characteristics of chronic arsenic poisoning in the China and intervention study
6    Arsenic exposure and lifestyle-related diseases (carcinogenic, diabetes, heart disease)
7    Metabolism and toxicity of organic arsenic compounds in marine organisms
8    Arsenic intake and health risk from diet in Asia
9    Preventive drugs and functional foods for the health effects of arsenic
10    Development of arsenic removal technology from drinking water in developing countries
11    Agronomic strategies for reducing arsenic risk in rice
12    The purpose and development of arsenic detoxification