About the Author
About the editor
SERGIO CAROLI is Research Director and Head of the AnalyticalChemistry Section of the Applied Toxicology Department, IstitutoSuperiore di Sanita (National Institute of Health, ISS), Rome. Dr.Caroli received his PhD from the University of Rome in 1968 andbecame a permanent ISS staff member shortly thereafter. Hisresearch focuses on the role of elements in health andenvironmental problems, the development of spectroanalyticalmethodologies for quantification of elements, the development ofreference values for elements in biological materials, and thepreparation of reference materials for use in the life sciences.