Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals: Volume I: General Considerations

<p>1. Toxicology of metals: Overview, definitions, concepts, and trends<br>2. General chemistry of metals, sampling, analytical methods, and speciation<br>3. Exposure, dose, and toxicokinetics of metals<br>4. Toxicity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles<br>5. Toxicity of metals released from implanted medical devices<br>6. Metals and air pollution<br>7. Toxic metals in food<br>8. Interaction of toxic metals with the gut microbiome<br>9. Biological monitoring of metals and biomarkers<br>10. Computational modeling and dosimetry of metals<br>11. Selected molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity and carcinogenicity<br>12. Effects of metals on extracellular vesicle signaling<br>13. General considerations of dose-effect and dose-response relationships<br>14. Interactions and mixtures in metal toxicology<br>15. Gene-Environment interactions and metal toxicity<br>16. Epidemiological approaches to metal toxicology<br>17. Essential metals: assessing risks from deficiency and toxicity<br>18. The interaction of metals and the skin: the good, bad, and the ugly<br>19. Metals and the respiratory tract<br>20. Neurotoxicology of metals<br>21. Metals and cardiovascular disease<br>22. Renal effects of exposure to metals<br>23. Carcinogenicity of metal compounds<br>24. Immunotoxicology of metals<br>25. Effects of metallic elements on reproduction and development<br>26. Ecotoxicology of metals-sources, transport, and effects on the ecosystem<br>27. Risk assessment for metal exposures<br>28. Diagnosis and treatment of metal poisoning general aspects<br>29. Principles for prevention of the toxic effects of metals<br>30. Metal toxicology in low-income and lower-middle-income countries</p>