Medical Toxicology of Occupational and Environmental Exposures, Volume 1

Donald G. Barceloux, MD, Author: Dr. Barceloux is a Medical Toxicologist in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Pomona Valley Community Hospital. For over 20 years, he served as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Olive View/University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine. He received his A.B. in Biology, B.S. in General Engineering, and M.S. in Engineering Science from Stanford University, and his medical training at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a Consultant in Medical Toxicology including the diagnosis and treatment of poisoning, health surveillance, biological monitoring, interpretation of risk assessment and toxicological data, and determination of the medical effects of exposures to chemicals and drugs. He co-authored the First Edition of Medical Toxicology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Poisoning as well as various other toxicology related publications on metals, solvents, alcohols, natural substances, drugs of abuse, and the treatment of poisonings. This volume is the third book in his Medical Toxicology series, which provides concise, detailed coverage on the medical toxicology of metals, radiation, and chemical carcinogens. The first two volumes were Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals and Medical Toxicology of Drug Abuse: Synthetic Chemicals and Psychoactive Plants. His work in Medical Toxicology and Emergency Medicine has been recognized by fellowship in the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, the American College of Medical Toxicology, and the American College of Emergency Medicine.Robert B. Palmer, PhD, Editor: Dr. Palmer is a board-certified clinical toxicologist in private practice with Toxicology Associates, PLLC and is an attending toxicologist at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Service in Denver, CO. He holds academic appointments at the University of Colorado and University of Wyoming. Dr. Palmer previously served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT) and the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) including serving as AACT president. He is a frequent author and speaker on many aspects of clinical and forensic toxicology.

• Foreword xliPreface xliiiAcknowledgments xlvReview Panel xlviiVolume 1 Metals and Metalloids: Clinical Assessment, Diagnostic Tests, and Therapeutics 11 Aluminum 32 Antimony 353 Arsenic 494 Barium 1155 Beryllium 1336 Bismuth 1577 Boron and Boron Compounds 1699 Chromium 22510 Cobalt 27111 Copper 31912 Germanium 34713 Gold 35514 Indium 36315 Iron 37116 Lead 39517 Lithium 49918 Magnesium 52719 Manganese 53920 Mercury 57321 Molybdenum 64522 Nickel 65723 Phosphorus and Phosphorus Compounds 68924 Platinum and Related Metals 71125 Potassium 73126 Rare Earth Elements 74727 Selenium 75928 Silver 80329 Tellurium 81530 Thallium 82331 Tin 84332 Titanium 86533 Tungsten 87534 Vanadium 89535 Zinc 91736 Zirconium 941