Ebook: Cadmium in Soils and Plants

Over forty years ago, concern was first focussed on cadmium contamination of soils, fertilisers and the food chain. Adverse effects on human health were first highlighted nearly 30 years ago in Japan with the outbreak of Itai-itai disease. Since then, substantial research data have accumulated for cadmium on chemistry in soils, additions to soils, uptake by plants, adverse effects on the soil biota and transfer through the food chain. However, this information has never been compiled into a single volume. This was the stimulus for the Kevin G. Tiller Memorial Symposium "Cadmium in Soils, Plants and the Food Chain", held at the University of California, Berkeley, in June 1997 as part of the Fourth International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements. This symposium brought together leading scientists in the field of cadmium behaviour in soils and plants, to review the scientific data in the literature and highlight gaps in our current knowledge of the subject. This series of review papers are presented here and deal with the chemistry of cadmium in soils, the potential for transfer through the food chain and management to minimise this problem. We hope this information provides a sound scientific basis to assist development of policies and regulations for controlling cadmium in the soil environment.

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This book is the first comprehensive review of the behaviour and environmental effects of cadmium in soils and plants. Leading international scientists have contributed detailed reviews covering a range of issues including aqueous cadmium chemistry, speciation of cadmium in soils, reactions of cadmium with soil surfaces, sources of cadmium contamination, uptake and translocation of cadmium in plants, and effects of cadmium on soil biological processes and on human health.
Cadmium in Soils and Plants will be an invaluable reference for anyone involved in environmental research of cadmium behaviour in the terrestrial environment, and will assist regulators, policy makers and environmental groups to better manage cadmium pollution of soils and avoid contamination of foods. This book will be essential reading for researchers interested in cadmium pollution of soil, particularly those concerned with the food chain transfer of cadmium to humans.

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This book is the first comprehensive review of the behaviour and environmental effects of cadmium in soils and plants. Leading international scientists have contributed detailed reviews covering a range of issues including aqueous cadmium chemistry, speciation of cadmium in soils, reactions of cadmium with soil surfaces, sources of cadmium contamination, uptake and translocation of cadmium in plants, and effects of cadmium on soil biological processes and on human health.
Cadmium in Soils and Plants will be an invaluable reference for anyone involved in environmental research of cadmium behaviour in the terrestrial environment, and will assist regulators, policy makers and environmental groups to better manage cadmium pollution of soils and avoid contamination of foods. This book will be essential reading for researchers interested in cadmium pollution of soil, particularly those concerned with the food chain transfer of cadmium to humans.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Cadmium in Soils and Plants....Pages 1-9
The Environmental Chemistry of Cadmium....Pages 11-37
Chemistry of Cadmium in Soil Solution....Pages 39-64
Solid Phase Cadmium and the Reactions of Aqueous Cadmium with Soil Surfaces....Pages 65-96
Anthropogenic Additions of Cadmium to Soils....Pages 97-123
Mechanisms of Cadmium Uptake, Translocation and Deposition in Plants....Pages 125-150
Management Factors which Influence Cadmium Concentrations in Crops....Pages 151-198
Adverse Effects of Cadmium on Soil Microflora and Fauna....Pages 199-218
Soil Cadmium as a Threat to Human Health....Pages 219-256
Cadmium in Soils and Plants....Pages 257-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-271

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This book is the first comprehensive review of the behaviour and environmental effects of cadmium in soils and plants. Leading international scientists have contributed detailed reviews covering a range of issues including aqueous cadmium chemistry, speciation of cadmium in soils, reactions of cadmium with soil surfaces, sources of cadmium contamination, uptake and translocation of cadmium in plants, and effects of cadmium on soil biological processes and on human health.
Cadmium in Soils and Plants will be an invaluable reference for anyone involved in environmental research of cadmium behaviour in the terrestrial environment, and will assist regulators, policy makers and environmental groups to better manage cadmium pollution of soils and avoid contamination of foods. This book will be essential reading for researchers interested in cadmium pollution of soil, particularly those concerned with the food chain transfer of cadmium to humans.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Cadmium in Soils and Plants....Pages 1-9
The Environmental Chemistry of Cadmium....Pages 11-37
Chemistry of Cadmium in Soil Solution....Pages 39-64
Solid Phase Cadmium and the Reactions of Aqueous Cadmium with Soil Surfaces....Pages 65-96
Anthropogenic Additions of Cadmium to Soils....Pages 97-123
Mechanisms of Cadmium Uptake, Translocation and Deposition in Plants....Pages 125-150
Management Factors which Influence Cadmium Concentrations in Crops....Pages 151-198
Adverse Effects of Cadmium on Soil Microflora and Fauna....Pages 199-218
Soil Cadmium as a Threat to Human Health....Pages 219-256
Cadmium in Soils and Plants....Pages 257-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-271
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