Zinc: Environmental Health Criteria Series No. 221

by UNEP, International Labour Office, World Health Organization

Zinc is a common element in the natural environment. Apart from artificially reduced zinc metal, it exists in the divalent state Zn (II) in the environment and it is an essential element for most organisms. It is well known that zinc deficiency causes numerous effects in humans, including neurosensory changes, growth retardation and delayed wound healing, but most people obtain sufficient amounts of zinc from their diet. On the other hand, it is reported...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9241572213
• ISBN13: 9789241572217
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: World Health Organization
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"