Contents Notes |
History of lead poisoning and uses of lead over the centuries / N. Castellino -- Lead exposure -- Ecosystems / G. Carelli ... {et al.} -- Sources, properties and fate of airborne lead / N. Sannolo ... {et al.} -- Environmental exposure / N. Sannolo ... {et al.} -- Lead metabolism / N. Castellino, P. Castellino -- Toxicity of lead / O. Masci, R. Bongarzone -- Biological monitoring / O. Masci, N. Sannolo, N. Castellino -- Chelating agents and lead / G. Fabri, N. Castellino -- Lead intoxication -- Clinical presentation of human lead poisoning / N. Castellino. Neurological toxicity of lead / P. Castellino ... {et al.} -- Lead and the kidney / P. Castellino, L. Bologna, N. Castellino -- Lead and the erythropoietic system / G. Fabri, N. Castellino -- Lead and the cardiovascular system / A. Sacco, G. Sabatelli, P. Castellino -- Gastrointestinal and hepatic effects of lead exposure / V. Anzelmo, P. Bianco -- Lead and the reproductive system / G. Sabatelli, A. Sacco, P. Castellino -- Lead and the endocrine system / D. Chiari, P. Castellino -- Immunological aspects of lead poisoning / G. Fabri, G. De Lorenzo. Lead carcinogenicity / N. Sannolo, L. Bologna, F. Sabella -- Prevention / N. Castellino -- Lead exposure during fetal life and childhood / P. Castellino, A.M. Alimandi -- Unusual sources of nonoccupational plumbism / L. Bologna, N. Castellino. |