Studies of metal uptake, metabolism and excretion by single bacterial, yeast, plant and
animal cells is a widespread area of research, yet little is known about the reactivity and …

This review presents and evaluates evidence relevant to the mechanisms of metal
carcinogenicity with special emphasis on the emerging hypothesis of the oxidative nature of …

Higher oxidation state complexes of transition metals become progressively rarer the further
to the right the element is found in the periodic table. For early transition metals the d states …

A critical review of the relevance of in vitro chemical studies to Cr-induced cancers is given.
In particular, the nature of the most likely reductants, the species that stabilise intermediates …

The authors make a critical assessment of the large body of recent research into Cr
chemistry and biochemistry in relation to its biological activities. Insight is provided to …

Large quantities of highly toxic hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) compounds are often
discharged from waste streams into the environment from various industrial processes. As …

Airborne hexavalent chromium (Cr [VI]) is a known human respiratory carcinogen and
allergen. Workers in a variety of industries may be exposed to airborne hexavalent …

The characterization of the Cr (V) intermediates in the reduction of Cr (VI) by l-ascorbic acid
(l-AsA) in aqueous solution is described as a function of pH and ascorbate concentration. In …

An empirical method has been developed for determining the coordination number of CrV
complexes (five-or six-coordinate) and the donor groups bound to CrV from the measured …

A simple, fast, sensitive, and economical field method was developed and evaluated for the
determination of hexavalent chromium (CrVI) in environmental and workplace air samples …