Aluminum in the environment and human health.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Campbell IR ; Lingg RD ; Sorenson JR ; Tepper LB
• Description:
  Review of over 800 references on aluminum published since the mid- fities covering the occurrence of aluminum in soil, air, water, plants and food products, as well as air and water pollution problems, and the existing quality criteria, biology and toxicology of aluminum and its therapeutic and medical uses. It is concluded that absorption and retention or accumulation of aluminum in humans occurs at lower levels of intake than had been assumed formerly, although levels of 5 to 50 times the normal daily intake do not appear to interfere with other metabolic processes. The adverse effects of aluminum reported in the more recent years resulted from the inhalation or ingestion of aluminum in concentrations many times greater than the amounts present under normal circumstances. As in the past, there is still no need for concern by the public or producers of aluminum or its products concerning hazards to human health derived from well established and extensively used products. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Metals Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Environmental-contamination NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Toxic-substances Toxicity
• ISSN:
  0091-6765
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3-95
• Volume:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00049874
• Citation:
  Environ Health Perspect 1974 Aug; 8:3-95
• Contact Point Address:
  Environmental Health Kettering Laboratory Eden & Bethesda Avenues Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1974
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19700901
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Health Perspectives
• End Date:
  19790831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f7b99aaf09e1f96e7979a7af68a5dab830bec77c90a78535ee19d02e93e6afb697cf354a056b21f776a17304e413baf89fb4daff290a046c79b035675277a546
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184056/cdc_184056_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.95 MB ]