431
Index
D
Depleted Uranium (DU), 384–385
Dermatitis, 32
Dialysis encephalopathy, 4
Dimethylbismuth (DMBi), 38
Dimethyl telluride [(CH 3 ) 2 Te], 320
Dissolved organic matter (DOM), 99
E
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
318, 388
Environment Canada sediment-quality
guidelines, 15, 57, 81, 101, 204,
225, 359
Epidemiology of Vascular Ageing study, 289
European Economic Community, 101
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 61–62,
92, 95
F
Flame retardant polyester fabrics, 11
Fluorine (F)
in air, 112–113
in foodstuff, 116, 117t
in humans
concentration of, 115
in dental, 115
excessive intake of, 115
exposures to, 116
in medical treatment, 115
primary health effects of, 117
skeletal fluorosis, 115–116
in industrial sector, 109
minerals of, 109
oxidation state of, 109
in P-fertilizer, 109, 111, 113
in plants
concentration of, 113
excessive levels of, 114t
harmful effects of airborne, 114
production in 2010, 109
in rocks, 109
in soils
behavior of, 110
concentration of, 111
contamination of, 111t
contents of, 110t
mobile species of, 110
pollution of, 111
in waters, 111
Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), 290
Fukushima nuclear disaster, 2011, 68
G
Gallium (Ga)
in air, 120t, 121
in coal, 119
in fly ash, 119
in foodstuff, 123t
in humans, 121–123
minerals of, 119
oxidation state of, 119
P fertilizers containing, 120
in plants, 121
production in 2010, 119
in rocks, 119
in soils, 119–120, 120t
usages of, 119
use of organic compounds, 125
in waters, 120–121, 120t
Gallium arsenide (GaAs), 122
Gallium nitrate, 122
Germanium (Ge)
in air, 127
in coal, 125
compounds of, 125, 127–128
in fly ash, 125
in foodstuff, 129t
in humans
dietary intake of, 129
organic/inorganic compounds of, 128
role of, 128
toxic effects of, 128
in manufacturing sector, 125
oxidation state of, 125
in plants, 127
production in 2010, 125
in rocks, 125
in soils, 126, 126t
in waters, 126–127, 126t
Gold (Au)
in air, 132t, 133
in food, 135t
in humans
intake of, 135
nanogold-based biomedical products, 134
thiolate drugs, 134
mining methods of, 131
oxidation state of, 131
in plants
concentration of, 133
contents of, 133
toxicity of, 134
production in 2010, 131
properties of, 134
in rocks, 131
in sewage sludge, 131–132
in soils, 131–132, 132t
Index
D
Depleted Uranium (DU), 384–385
Dermatitis, 32
Dialysis encephalopathy, 4
Dimethylbismuth (DMBi), 38
Dimethyl telluride [(CH 3 ) 2 Te], 320
Dissolved organic matter (DOM), 99
E
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
318, 388
Environment Canada sediment-quality
guidelines, 15, 57, 81, 101, 204,
225, 359
Epidemiology of Vascular Ageing study, 289
European Economic Community, 101
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 61–62,
92, 95
F
Flame retardant polyester fabrics, 11
Fluorine (F)
in air, 112–113
in foodstuff, 116, 117t
in humans
concentration of, 115
in dental, 115
excessive intake of, 115
exposures to, 116
in medical treatment, 115
primary health effects of, 117
skeletal fluorosis, 115–116
in industrial sector, 109
minerals of, 109
oxidation state of, 109
in P-fertilizer, 109, 111, 113
in plants
concentration of, 113
excessive levels of, 114t
harmful effects of airborne, 114
production in 2010, 109
in rocks, 109
in soils
behavior of, 110
concentration of, 111
contamination of, 111t
contents of, 110t
mobile species of, 110
pollution of, 111
in waters, 111
Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), 290
Fukushima nuclear disaster, 2011, 68
G
Gallium (Ga)
in air, 120t, 121
in coal, 119
in fly ash, 119
in foodstuff, 123t
in humans, 121–123
minerals of, 119
oxidation state of, 119
P fertilizers containing, 120
in plants, 121
production in 2010, 119
in rocks, 119
in soils, 119–120, 120t
usages of, 119
use of organic compounds, 125
in waters, 120–121, 120t
Gallium arsenide (GaAs), 122
Gallium nitrate, 122
Germanium (Ge)
in air, 127
in coal, 125
compounds of, 125, 127–128
in fly ash, 125
in foodstuff, 129t
in humans
dietary intake of, 129
organic/inorganic compounds of, 128
role of, 128
toxic effects of, 128
in manufacturing sector, 125
oxidation state of, 125
in plants, 127
production in 2010, 125
in rocks, 125
in soils, 126, 126t
in waters, 126–127, 126t
Gold (Au)
in air, 132t, 133
in food, 135t
in humans
intake of, 135
nanogold-based biomedical products, 134
thiolate drugs, 134
mining methods of, 131
oxidation state of, 131
in plants
concentration of, 133
contents of, 133
toxicity of, 134
production in 2010, 131
properties of, 134
in rocks, 131
in sewage sludge, 131–132
in soils, 131–132, 132t