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Metal Poisoning: Threat and Management [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009 Exposure to toxic metals remains a wide spread occupational and environmental problems in world. Due to their widespread use in human activities such as industry, agriculture and even as medicine numerous health risks may be associated with exposure to ...
SJS Flora
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Medicine for the Material World
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is clear that many of the inorganic materials of antiquity have been used both as medicines for human ills and also as agents in technological processes. This paper speculates that there might have been a stronger link between these two functions in the past, based on the concept of “active agents”—materials that are efficacious at curing ...
A. M. Pollard
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Massive acute arsenic poisoning [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 1991 Summary A 28‐year‐old male ingested 75 g of arsenic trioxide in a successful suicide attempt. The presentation, management and postmortem findings are presented and discussed.
D M, Jolliffe, A J, Budd, D J, Gwilt
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Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Arsenic poisoning in horses is rarely reported in the literature. However, arsenic compounds can be present in rodenticides, pesticides, and herbicides, representing a potential source of accidental exposure for horses. Objective To describe the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings from a herd of 31 horses exposed to ...
Gabriella Faria Pereira +7 more
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Ground water arsenic contamination: A local survey in India
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016 Background: In the present times, arsenic poisoning contamination in the ground water has caused lots of health-related problems in the village population residing in middle Gangetic plain.
Arun Kumar +8 more
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Arsenite methyltransferase 3 is required for mitochondrial function and hepatic lipid metabolism
The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.AS3MT is a protein that helps the body process arsenic, a naturally occurring toxin found in water and soil. We discovered it also helps cells make and use energy properly. Without AS3MT, cells' mitochondria do not work well, leading to fatty liver and reduced activity. Increasing AS3MT in liver cells restores energy and protects against arsenic damage,
Patrice Delaney +10 more
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Diagnosing arsenic-mediated biochemical responses in rice cultivars using Raman spectroscopy
Frontiers in Plant ScienceRice (Oryza sativa) is the primary crop for nearly half of the world’s population. Groundwater in many rice-growing parts of the world often has elevated levels of arsenite and arsenate.
Isaac D. Juárez +6 more
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Poisoning the Mind: Arsenic Contamination of Drinking Water Wells and Children's Educational Achievement in Rural Bangladesh [PDF]
Bangladesh has experienced the largest mass poisoning of a population in history owing to contamination of groundwater with naturally occurring inorganic arsenic.
Asadullah, Niaz, Chaudhury, Nazmul
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Mesolithic Human Bones from the Upper Volga Basin: Radiocarbon and Trace Elements [PDF]
, 2009 Human bones from 3 Mesolithic sites in the Upper Volga basin were analyzed for trace elements, and dated by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The radiocarbon dates of the bones correspond to the Mesolithic era.
Alexandrovskaya, E.I., +3 more
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