Trace Elements in Terrestrial Environments

by Adriano, Domy C.

• ISBN13: 9780387986784
• ISBN10: 0387986782
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book is a comprehensive reference handbook on the important aspects of trace elements in the land environment. Each chapter addresses a particular element and gives a general introduction to its role in the environment, where it comes from, and its biogeochemical cycle. In addition to a complete updating of each of the element chapters, this new edition has new chapters devoted to aluminium and iron. There are also new chapters on soil contamination, remediation and trace elements in aquatic ecosystems. This will be an essential resource for environmental scientists and chemists, regulators and policy makers.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(28)
Biogeochemical Processes Regulating Metal Behavior	29	(32)
Bioavailability of Trace Metals	61	(30)
Environmental Contamination and Regulation	91	(42)
Ecological and Health Risks of Metals	133	(34)
Risk Assessment and Management in Metal-Contaminated Sites	167	(52)
Arsenic	219	(44)
Cadmium	263	(52)
Chromium	315	(34)
Lead	349	(62)
Mercury	411	(48)
Boron	459	(40)
Copper	499	(48)
Manganese	547	(40)
Molybdenum	587	(38)
Zinc	625	(52)
Nickel	677	(30)
Selenium	707	(52)
Other Trace Elements	759	(38)
Appendix A Tables	797	(32)
Appendix B Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols, and Terms	829	(4)
Appendix C Scientific Names for Plants and Animals	833	(10)
Index	843	(24)
About the Author	867