Aluminum

November 1998
(edited November 1998)

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Table of Contents

• Operational Guidance Value
• Identity, Use and Sources in the Environment
• Exposure
• Aluminum Speciation in Water
• Analytical Methods
• Treatment Technology
• Health Considerations
  • Absorption and Bioavailability
  • Factors Affecting Absorption
  • Relative Bioavailability Studies
  • Distribution and Accumulation
  • Excretion
  • Toxicity in Humans
    • Dialysis Encephalopathy
    • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson's Dementia (PD)
    • Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
    • Occupational Exposure
  • Toxicity in Animals
    • Short-term Exposure
    • Long-term Exposure
    • Mutagenicity and Related End-points
    • Reproductive Toxicity, Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity
    • Special Studies on Neurotoxicity and Neurobehavioural Development
  • Classification and Assessment
  • Rationale
  • References