Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1 An overview of the historical importance, occurrenees isolation, properties and applications of lead; CHAPTER 2 Lead(II) coordination chemistry in the solid state; CHAPTER 3 Organolead Chemistry; CHAPTER 4 Environmental occurrence, health effects and management of lead poisoning; CHAPTER 5 Analytical procedures for the lead determination in biological and environmental samples; Index.

Lead covers the salient aspects of the chemistry of lead, its environmental impact, and its effects on health. The technical, economic and social importance of Lead, at the present time, is beyond all doubt. However, over the last few decades little attention has been given to its behaviour (the properties and applications of its compounds, the environmental distribution of these derivatives, and their impacts on living creatures), this book addresses that gap. It includes coverage of historical aspects, lead mining and production, metal properties, common lead compounds, uses of lead and its.

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