| Chapter title |
Lead Toxicity, Antioxidant Defense and Environment
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 5003 |
| Book title |
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 238
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| Published in |
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/398_2015_5003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-930790-9, 978-3-31-930791-6
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| Authors |
Alessia Carocci, Alessia Catalano, Graziantonio Lauria, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Giuseppe Genchi, Carocci, Alessia, Catalano, Alessia, Lauria, Graziantonio, Sinicropi, Maria Stefania, Genchi, Giuseppe |
| Abstract |
Environmental and occupational exposure to a large number of chemicals occurs at various stages throughout human life. Many of these are devoid of toxicity, but some could pose a significant health risk, i.e. the exposure to environmental xenobiotic metals as lead, mercury (Sinicropi et al. 2010a; Carocci et al. 2014), cadmium, etc. In particular, lead has long been a widespread public concern (Basha and Reddy 2010). Lead is one of the earliest heavy metals discovered by men. Due to its unique properties, as low melting point, softness, malleability, ductility, and resistance to corrosion, men have used lead for the last 5000 years in a wide range of applications. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 115 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Researcher | 5 | 4% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 10% |
| Unknown | 42 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 20% |
| Unknown | 47 | 41% |