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Approaches to the Biological Monitoring of Chromium(VI) Exposed Individuals

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Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment

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A little more than hundred years ago, David Newman of Glasgow Royal Infirmary published a report on a chrome pigment worker with adeno-carcinoma of the upper respiratory tract [1]. This was the first documented evidence to suggest that exposure to chromium(VI) compounds might be associated with cancers of the airways. Since then, chromium(VI) has attracted much attention in toxicology. Today, the carcinogenicity of chromium(VI), and its potential to cause allergies in humans, are well established [2].

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Kortenkamp, A. (1997). Approaches to the Biological Monitoring of Chromium(VI) Exposed Individuals. In: Hadjiliadis, N.D. (eds) Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment. NATO ASI Series, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5780-3_3

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