Copper

By: ILO, Unep, Who, Ipcs

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Paperback | 1 January 1998

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This book evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by exposure to copper a malleable metal found naturally in a wide variety of mineral salts and organic compounds and in the metallic form. Copper is an essential element for all biota. It is widely used in cooking utensils and water distribution systems in fertilizers, bactericides, fungicides, algicides, and antifouling paints and in animal feed additives and growth promoters. Industrial applications include use as an activator in froth flotation and sulfide ores in the production of wood preservatives in electroplating and in the manufacturing of azo-dyes.

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Non-Fiction Engineering & Technology Environmental Science Medicine Other Branches of Medicine Pharmacology Medical Toxicology Medicine in General Public Health & Preventive Medicine Personal & Public Health / Health Education Environmental Factors

Environmental Health Criteria for Copper
Summary and Conclusions	p. 1
Identity, Physical and Chemical Properties and Analytical Methods	p. 12
Sources of Human and Environmental Exposure	p. 25
Environmental Transport and Distribution	p. 30
Environmental Levels and Human Exposure	p. 51
Kinetics and Metabolism in Laboratory Animals and Humans	p. 74
Effects on Laboratory Mammals and In Vitro Test Systems	p. 100
Effects on Humans	p. 130
Effects on Other Organisms in the Laboratory and Field	p. 173
Evaluation of Human Health Risks and Effects on the Environment	p. 254
Conclusions and Recommendations for Protection of Human Health and the Environment	p. 266
Further Research	p. 268
Previous Evaluations by International Bodies	p. 270
References	p. 271
Resume et Conclusions	p. 335
Resumen y Concluciones	p. 348
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