Environmental Health Criteria 224: Arsenic and Arsenic Compounds

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Table of contents

Preamble / Acronyms and abbreviations
Chapter 1 - Summary
    Résumé - Summary in French
    Resumen - Summary in Spanish
Chapter 2 - Properties and analytical procedures
Chapter 3 - Sources and occurrence of arsenic in the environment
Chapter 4 - Environmental transport and distribution

Chapter 5 - Environmental levels and human exposure
Chapter 6 - Kinetics and metabolism in laboratory animals and humans

Chapter 7 - Effects on laboratory mammals and in vitro test systems

Chapter 8 - Effects on humans

Chapter 9 - Effects on other organisms in the environment
Chapter 10 - Evaluation of human health risks and effects on the environment
Chapter 11 - Recommendations for further research
Chapter 12 - Previous evaluations by international bodies

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