Trace elements in terrestrial environments : biogeochemistry, bioavailability, and risks of metals /
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 complet...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer,
[2001]
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of: Trace elements in the terrestrial environment. c1986. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 867 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780387215105 (electronic bk.) 0387215107 (electronic bk.) |