Vanadium in the Environment, Part 1 Chemistry and Biochemistry

by Nriagu, Jerome O.

• ISBN13: 9780471177784
• ISBN10: 0471177784
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Up-to-date coverage of vanadium research--in two accessible, self-contained volumes Vanadium in the Environment brings together the contributions of leading experts on the chemical and toxicological aspects of vanadium exposure and its effects on aquatic and terrestrial environments, human health, and wildlife. This initial volume focuses on chemistry and biochemistry, while Part Two concentrates on health effects and toxicology in living organisms. Topics in this first volume include: * History, occurrence, and uses of vanadium * Vanadium in the atmosphere * Chemistry of relevance to vanadium in the environment * Water quality criteria for vanadium * Spectroscopic methods for the characterization of vanadium complexes * Bioaccumulation and transfer of vanadium in marine organisms * Structure, function, and models of biogenic vanadium compounds * Catalytic effects of vanadium on phosphoryl transfer enzymes * Bioactivity of vanadium compounds on cells in culture

Author Biography

JEROME O. NRIAGU is Professor in the Department of Environmental and Industrial Health, School of Public Health, the University of Michigan, and an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo. For many years he was a research scientist with the National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario. He is the editor of the Wiley Series in Advances in Environmental Science and Technology and has edited, among many other volumes, Nickel and Human Health, Arsenic in the Environment, and Thallium in the Environment. Dr. Nriagu received BSc and DSc degrees from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, an MS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a PhD in geochemistry from the University of Toronto. He has published extensively in leading geochemical and environmental science journals and has received a number of awards for his work. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series	ix	(2)
Jerome O. Nriagu
Preface	xi	(2)
Jerome O. Nriagu
Advances in Environmental Science and Technology	xiii
1. History, Occurrence, and Uses of Vanadium	1	(24)
Jerome O. Nriagu
2. Emission of Vanadium into the Atmosphere	25	(12)
Jerome O. Nriagu
Nicola Pirrone
3. Vanadium in the Atmosphere	37	(36)
Y. Mamane
Nicola Pirrone
4. Chemistry of Relevance to Vanadium in the Environment	73	(24)
Debbie C. Crans
Sean S. Amin
Anastasios D. Keramidas
5. High Vanadium Content in Mt. Fuji Groundwater and Its Relevance to the Ancient Biosphere	97	(28)
Tatsuo Hamada
6. Water Quality Criteria for Vanadium with Reference to Impact Studies on Freshwater Teleost Nuria dendricus (Hamilton)	125	(6)
S. A. Abbasi
7. Spectroscopic Methods for the Characterization of Vanadium Complexes	131	(36)
Giovanni Micera
Daniele Sanna
8. Bioaccumulation and Transfer of Vanadium in Marine Organisms	167	(32)
Pierre Miramand
Scott W. Fowler
9. Characterization of Vanadium in the Fan Worm, Pseudopotamilla occelata	199	(18)
Toshiaki Ishii
10. Selective Accumulation of Vanadium by Ascidians from Sea Water	217	(34)
Hitoshi Michibata
Kan Kanamori
11. Structure, Function, and Models of Biogenic Vanadium Compounds	251	(34)
Dieter Rehder
Sven Jantzen
12. Vanadium in Enzymes	285	(22)
R. Wever
W. Hemrika
13. Catalytic Effects of Vanadium on Phosphoryl Transfer Enzymes	307	(26)
George L. Mendz
14. Energy Transduction Mechanisms as Affected by Vanadium (V) Species: Ca(2+)-Pumping in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum	333	(26)
Manuel Aureliano
Vitor M. C. Madeira
15. Bioactivity of Vanadium Compounds on Cells in Culture	359	(36)
Susana B. Etcheverry
Ana M. Cortizo
Index	395