CONTENTS — volume 19, suppl 1, 1993

Supplement

1
Biological monitoring, carcinogenicity and risk assessment of trace elements.
Nordberg GF, guest editor, Skerfving S, guest editor
3

Preface

Original article

7
Biological monitoring of toxic metals.
Friberg L, Elinder CG
14
Recommendations of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry concerning analytical quality criteria in the biological monitoring of toxic metals.
Cornelis R
19
International project for producing reference values for concentrations of trace elements in human blood and urine--TRACY.
Vesterberg O, Alessio L, Brune D, Gerhardsson L, Herber R, Kazantzis G, Nordberg GF, Sabbioni E
27
Biological monitoring of cadmium exposure--an Italian experience.
Alessio L, Apostoli P, Forni A, Toffoletto F
34
Biological monitoring of nickel in humans.
Sunderman FW Jr
39
Normal concentrations of chromium in serum and urine--a TRACY project.
Brune D, Aitio A, Nordberg G, Vesteberg O, Gerhardsson L
45
Biological monitoring of exposure to mercury vapor.
Barregard L
50
Biological monitoring of arsenic, lead and cadmium in occupationally and environmentally exposed pregnant women.
Lagerkvist BJ, Soderberg HA, Nordberg GF, Ekesrydh S, Englyst V
54
In vivo x-ray fluorescence measurements of cadmium and lead.
Nilsson U, Skerfving S
59
Biological monitoring of inorganic lead.
Skerfving S, Nilsson U, Schutz A, Gerhardsson L
65
Reference values for the biological monitoring of trace elements in environmental and occupational health. Report of a panel discussion in Stockholm 25 May 1992.
67
Carcinogenicity of trace elements with reference to evaluations made by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Boffetta P
71
Molecular targets of nickel and chromium in human and experimental systems.
Costa M
75
Search for molecular mechanisms in the genotoxicity of nickel.
Sunderman FW Jr
81
Role of chemical species and exposure characteristics in cancer among persons occupationally exposed to chromium compounds.
Langard S
90
Lung cancer in smelter workers--interactions of metals as indicated by tissue levels.
Gerhardsson L, Nordberg GF
95
Epidemiologic studies of occupational cancer as related to complex mixtures of trace elements in the art glass industry.
Wingren G, Axelson O
101
Cancer risks for humans from exposure to the semiconductor metals.
Fowler BA, Yamauchi H, Conner EA, Akkerman M
104
Cadmium carcinogenesis and its relationship to other health effects in humans.
Nordberg GF
108
Excess cancer incidence among workers exposed to fluoride.
Grandjean P, Olsen JH, Juel K
110
Carcinogenicity of trace elements. Report of a panel discussion in Stockholm 25 May 1992.
112
Risk assessment of essential elements.
Mertz W
113
Risk assessment of essential trace elements--considerations from the Swedish National Food Administration.
Oskarsson A
115
Reference dose of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Dourson ML
119
Essentiality and toxicity of selenium with respect to recommended dietary allowances and reference doses.
Combs GF Jr
122
Risk assessment of selenium.
Alexander J
124
Chromium as an essential and toxic metal.
O'Flaherty EJ
126
Toxicity versus essentiality of chromium.
Alexander J
128
Zinc requirements, the recommended dietary allowance and the reference dose.
Sandstead HH
132
Zinc and the stress response.
McClain CJ, McClain ML, Boosalis MG, Hennig B
134
Essentiality and toxicity of zinc.
Prasad AS
137
Determination of the possible requirement and reference dose levels for arsenic in humans.
Uthus EO, Nielsen FH

139
Concluding remarks on the toxicity of essential metals
Goyer RA
140
Appendix