Lead, chromium and thallium: toxicity, environmental and health impact, and regulation. Proceedings of an international conference, Milan, 7-9 April 1986

This special issue includes invited lectures and a selection of contributed papers and abstracts resulting from the conference. The aims were: 1) to review the current status of knowledge and evaluate how much progress has been made in the different areas of biomedical research on lead, chromium and thallium; 2) to identify major points of scientific agreement among investogators in the field; 3) to identify the critical data gaps and the most relevant and productive areas for future research to fill those gaps. A few of the ca.50 contributions are abstracted separately. -after Editors