Trace Elements in Terrestrial Environments: Biogeochemistry, Bioavailability, and Risks of Metals

By Domy C. Adriano

Book Overview

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, 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387986782
• ISBN13: 9780387986784
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 867 Pages
• Weight: 2.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"