Organometallics in Environment and Toxicology (Metal Ions in Life Sciences): 7 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3110442809 ISBN 13: 9783110442809

Publisher: De Gruyter, 2010

Synopsis

Volume 7, devoted to the vital and rapidly expanding research area around metal-carbon bonds (see also MILS-6), focuses on the environment. With more than 2500 references, 35 tables, and nearly 50 illustrations, many of these in color, it is an essential resource for scientists working in the wide range from organometallic chemistry, inorganic biochemistry, environmental toxicology all the way through to physiology and medicine. In 14 stimulating chapters, written by 29 internationally recognized experts, Organometallics in Environment and Toxicology highlights in an authoritative and timely manner environmental cycles of elements involving organometal(loid) compounds as well as the analytical determination of such species. This book examines methane formation involving the nickel coenzyme F430, as well as the organometal(loid) compounds formed by tin, lead, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, selenium, tellurium, and mercury. In addition, it deals with the environmental bioindication, biomonitoring, and bioremediation of organometal(loid)s, and it terminates with methylated metal(loid) species occurring in humans by evaluating assumed and proven health effects caused by these compounds.

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Review:

Bioinorganic ChemistryOrganometallics in Environment and ToxicologyAstrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel and Roland Sigel (Eds.)RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2009, 606pp (HB) ISBN 9781847551771 "Reviewed by Bernhard Michalke"This book is the seventh volume of the series Metal ions in life sciences, devoted to the expanding research area around organometal-compounds in the environment and on some of their toxicological aspects. It is a comprehensive supplement for scientists who start going into the interdisciplinary field of biological inorganic chemistry, and it is also a timely summary of current knowledge for those who are experienced in this area. Thus scientists working in organometallic chemistry, inorganic biochemistry, environmental toxicology, coordination chemistry, molecular and structural biology, up to physiology and toxicology can extract valuable information. The first chapter provides a general overview on distribution, form, transport and spec

About the Author:

Helmut und Astrid Sigel, University of Basel, Switzerland. Roland K. O. Sigel, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

About this edition

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3110442809
• ISBN 13: 9783110442809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608
• Editor: Sigel Astrid