Methylated and thiolated arsenic species for environmental and health research — A review on synthesis and characterization

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 49, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-27

  Cullen, William R ^a   Fricke, Michael ^a   Liu, Qingqing ^b   Lu, Xiufen ^b   Peng, Hanyong ^b   Yan, Xiaowen ^b   Zhang, Qi ^b   Sun, Hongsui ^b   Le, X Chris ^b   McKnight Whitford, Anthony ^b   Popowich, Aleksandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic metabolites; Arsenic standards; Pentavalent and trivalent methylarsenicals; Speciation analysis; Sulphur containing arsenic species; Synthetic chemistry of arsenic

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; METABOLITES;

ARSENIC SPECIES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; MONOMETHYLARSONIC ACIDS; MONOMETHYLARSONOUS ACIDS; PENTAVALENT AND TRIVALENT METHYLARSENICALS; SPECIATION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC; HEALTH RISK; METABOLITE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SULFUR;

ARSENIC; DANGEROUS GOODS; ORGANOARSENIC DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL SAFETY; CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH;

ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; CHEMICAL SAFETY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES;

EID: 85006701227     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.11.004     Document Type: Review

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