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The natural selection of the chemical elements : the environment and life's chemistry /

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This monograph describes how the evolution of the species is related to the evolution of the environment, and how the reverse is also true. It poses intriguing problems for the long-term future of life on Earth if the environment is changed, and made devoid of trace (catalytic) elements.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Williams, R. J. P. (Robert Joseph Paton) (Author), Silva, J. J. R. Fraústo da (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Chemistry.
Chimie.
chemistry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This monograph describes how the evolution of the species is related to the evolution of the environment, and how the reverse is also true. It poses intriguing problems for the long-term future of life on Earth if the environment is changed, and made devoid of trace (catalytic) elements.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 1996.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi,646 pages): illustrations (black and white).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781383028782
1383028788