TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - COPPER
A1  - Durrani, Timur S.
A2  - Olson, Kent R.
A2  - Anderson, Ilene B.
A2  - Benowitz, Neal L.
A2  - Blanc, Paul D.
A2  - Clark, Richard F.
A2  - Kearney, Thomas E.
A2  - Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2  - Wu, Alan H. B.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
AB  - Copper  is  widely  used  in  its  elemental  metallic  form,  in  metal  alloys,  and  in  the  form  of  copper  salts.  Each  of  the  copper  forms  has  different  physical  properties,  resulting  in  different  toxicities.  Elemental  metallic  copper  is  used  in  electrical  wiring  and  plumbing  materials  and  was  formerly  the  main  constituent  of  pennies  (now  mostly  zinc).  Copper  salts  such  as  copper  sulfate,  copper  oxide,  copper  chloride,  copper  nitrate,  copper  cyanide,  and  copper  acetate  are  used  as  pesticides  and  algaecides  and  in  a  variety  of  industrial  processes.  Because  of  its  toxicity,  copper  sulfate  is  no  longer  used  as  an  emetic.  Copper  levels  may  be  elevated  in  persons  who  drink  from  copper  containers  or  use  copper  plumbing.  The  increased  acidity  of  beverages  stored  in  copper  alloy  (eg,  brass  or  bronze)  containers  enhances  leaching  of  copper  into  the  liquid.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179991189
ER  -