Ch. 1. Arseniasis in the world : From endemic to pandemic / Chien-Jen Chen -- ch. 2. Mortality trends in blackfoot-disease-endemic areas of Taiwan / Chun-Yuh Yang -- ch. 3. Skin lesions : Hyperpigmentation, hyperkeratosis and cancer / Chien-Jen Chen -- ch. 4. Arsenics and urothe…
This book covers the entire spectrum of health effects induced by chronic arsenic poisoning, which is prevalent in more than 30 countries due to the use of unclean underground water, a result of surface water pollution and shortage. This environmental health disaster has been co…
This book covers the entire spectrum of health effects induced by chronic arsenic poisoning, which is prevalent in more than 30 countries due to the use of unclean underground water, a result of surface water pollution and shortage. This environmental health disaster has been co…
This book presents the most up-to-date summary of environmental arsenic problems worldwide, containing new reports on arsenic exposure in Thailand, Mongolia and China. It also presents papers on the arsenic problems in Central Europe, Asia and the USA. There are chapters describ…
" ... The compelling story of the worst chemical disaster in human history--unfolding now. It explores the geology, politics and biology of why tens of thousands of people are dying, hundreds of thousands are developing cancer and tens of millions are at risk, in Bangladesh, Ind…