Index
Note: Locators followed by “f ” and “t” denote figures and tables in the text
A
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) for Br ion, 52
Achromobacter denitrificans, 57
Actinides (ACs), 381
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), 387
Aluminum (Al)
in air, 2t, 3
in coal, 1
concentration of, 2
in foodstuff, 4, 5t
in humans
dietary source of, 4
intake of, 5
intoxication, 4
in industrial sectors, 1
minerals of, 1
nanoparticles, 4
oxidation state of, 1
in plants, 3
production in 2010, 1
properties of, 1
in soils, 1–2
speciation in aquatic systems, 2
tolerance in plants, 3
tolerance, mechanisms depend on, 3
toxicity in plants, 3
waters, 2–3, 2t
Alzheimer’s disease, 4, 187, 298
American Academy of Pediatrics, 199–200
Antimony (Sb)
in air
concentration of, 9
contents of, 8t
emission of, 10
natural sources of, 9–10
alloys, 7
in coal, 7
compounds of, 7
in fertilizers, 9
in fly ash, 7
in foodstuff, 11t
in humans
concentration in breast milk, 10
distribution, 10
exposure to, 11
intake of, 12
pentavalent form, 10
therapeutic use of, 10
toxicity of, 10
trivalent form of, 10
in industrial sector, 7
minerals of, 7
oxidation state of, 7
in plants, 10
pot experiment with, 10
production in 2010, 7
properties of, 7, 11
in rocks, 7
in soils
concentration of, 9
contamination of, 8
contents of, 7–8, 8t
in fertilizers, 9
in waters, 8t, 9
Antimony trioxide (Sb 2 O 3 ), 7, 11
Arsenic (As)
in air, 16
in animals, 21, 21t
in coal, 13
in foodstuff, 19t
in humans
dietary source of, 18–19
exposure to, 18
intake of, 18–19
as medicine, 18
toxicity of, 18
minerals of, 13
organic compounds of, 13
oxidation state of, 13
in pesticides, 13
in plants
concentration in, 16
contents in food plants, 17f
forms of, 17
uptake of, 16–17
production in 2010, 13
in rocks, 13
in soils
concentration of, 13
contamination of, 14
contents of, 14t
other sources of, 14
427
Note: Locators followed by “f ” and “t” denote figures and tables in the text
A
Acceptable daily intake (ADI) for Br ion, 52
Achromobacter denitrificans, 57
Actinides (ACs), 381
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), 387
Aluminum (Al)
in air, 2t, 3
in coal, 1
concentration of, 2
in foodstuff, 4, 5t
in humans
dietary source of, 4
intake of, 5
intoxication, 4
in industrial sectors, 1
minerals of, 1
nanoparticles, 4
oxidation state of, 1
in plants, 3
production in 2010, 1
properties of, 1
in soils, 1–2
speciation in aquatic systems, 2
tolerance in plants, 3
tolerance, mechanisms depend on, 3
toxicity in plants, 3
waters, 2–3, 2t
Alzheimer’s disease, 4, 187, 298
American Academy of Pediatrics, 199–200
Antimony (Sb)
in air
concentration of, 9
contents of, 8t
emission of, 10
natural sources of, 9–10
alloys, 7
in coal, 7
compounds of, 7
in fertilizers, 9
in fly ash, 7
in foodstuff, 11t
in humans
concentration in breast milk, 10
distribution, 10
exposure to, 11
intake of, 12
pentavalent form, 10
therapeutic use of, 10
toxicity of, 10
trivalent form of, 10
in industrial sector, 7
minerals of, 7
oxidation state of, 7
in plants, 10
pot experiment with, 10
production in 2010, 7
properties of, 7, 11
in rocks, 7
in soils
concentration of, 9
contamination of, 8
contents of, 7–8, 8t
in fertilizers, 9
in waters, 8t, 9
Antimony trioxide (Sb 2 O 3 ), 7, 11
Arsenic (As)
in air, 16
in animals, 21, 21t
in coal, 13
in foodstuff, 19t
in humans
dietary source of, 18–19
exposure to, 18
intake of, 18–19
as medicine, 18
toxicity of, 18
minerals of, 13
organic compounds of, 13
oxidation state of, 13
in pesticides, 13
in plants
concentration in, 16
contents in food plants, 17f
forms of, 17
uptake of, 16–17
production in 2010, 13
in rocks, 13
in soils
concentration of, 13
contamination of, 14
contents of, 14t
other sources of, 14
427