title: Metal pollutants and bioelements: retrospective of interactions between magnesium and toxic metals.
abstract: Protection from heavy metals is a problem that has not been solved in a satisfactory manner so far. Usage of complexing agents in therapy of exposed workers results in both favorable outcome and recognized adverse effects. In the field of environmental protection, they cannot be used in practice, meaning that the risk of escape of metal pollutant from factory premises and their attack on the environnement remains present. The age of chemistry ('Chemistry, key to better living') has led to potent development of industry producing, at the same time, major problems induced by diffusion of metal pollutants, the nightmare of our times, like Camus' 'Plague'. According to the available results, it remains to be answered whether magnesium may influence this important problem, i.e. is this approaches the issue justifiable?
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soldatovic
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matovic
authors.forename: Dragana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vujanovic
authors.forename: Andrée
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guiet-Bara
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bara
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Durlach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity; D002857:Chromium / Q000633:toxicity; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000633:toxicity*; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000633:toxicity*; D009532:Nickel / Q000633:toxicity; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008670:Metals; D002104:Cadmium; D002857:Chromium; D008345:Manganese; D009532:Nickel; D008274:Magnesium