Ebook: Heavy Metals in Soils: Trace Metals and Metalloids in Soils and their Bioavailability

This third edition of the book has been completely re-written, providing a wider scope and enhanced coverage. It covers the general principles of the natural occurrence, pollution sources, chemical analysis, soil chemical behaviour and soil-plant-animal relationships of heavy metals and metalloids, followed by a detailed coverage of 21 individual elements, including: antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zinc. The book is highly relevant for those involved in environmental science, soil science, geochemistry, agronomy, environmental health, and environmental engineering, including specialists responsible for the management and clean-up of contaminated land.

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This book covers the general principles of the occurrence, analysis, soil chemical behaviour and soil-plant-animal aspects of heavy metals and metalloids, followed by more detailed coverage of 21 elements: antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zinc.

This third edition of the book has been completely rewritten by mainly new authors and is now divided into three sections:

1: Basic Principles

2: Key Heavy Metals and Metalloids

3: Other Heavy Metals and Metalloids of Potential Environmental Significance

The scope has been widened with four new chapters in Section 1 dealing with toxicity in soil organisms, soil-plant relationships, heavy metals and metalloids as micronutrients for plants and/or animals, and the modelling of critical loads of heavy metals for use in risk assessment and environmental legislation.

This book will be of great value to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scientists and professionals in environmental science, soil science, geochemistry, agronomy, environmental health and environmental engineering, including specialists responsible for the management and clean-up of contaminated land.

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This book covers the general principles of the occurrence, analysis, soil chemical behaviour and soil-plant-animal aspects of heavy metals and metalloids, followed by more detailed coverage of 21 elements: antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zinc.

This third edition of the book has been completely rewritten by mainly new authors and is now divided into three sections:

1: Basic Principles

2: Key Heavy Metals and Metalloids

3: Other Heavy Metals and Metalloids of Potential Environmental Significance

The scope has been widened with four new chapters in Section 1 dealing with toxicity in soil organisms, soil-plant relationships, heavy metals and metalloids as micronutrients for plants and/or animals, and the modelling of critical loads of heavy metals for use in risk assessment and environmental legislation.

This book will be of great value to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scientists and professionals in environmental science, soil science, geochemistry, agronomy, environmental health and environmental engineering, including specialists responsible for the management and clean-up of contaminated land.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-9
Sources of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils....Pages 11-50
Chemistry of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils....Pages 51-95
Methods for the Determination of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils....Pages 97-140
Effects of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Soil Organisms....Pages 141-160
Soil-Plant Relationships of Heavy Metals and Metalloids....Pages 161-193
Heavy Metals and Metalloids as Micronutrients for Plants and Animals....Pages 195-209
Critical Loads of Heavy Metals for Soils....Pages 211-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Arsenic....Pages 241-282
Cadmium....Pages 283-311
Chromium and Nickel....Pages 313-333
Cobalt and Manganese....Pages 335-366
Copper....Pages 367-394
Lead....Pages 395-409
Mercury....Pages 411-428
Selenium....Pages 429-463
Zinc....Pages 465-493
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Antimony....Pages 497-506
Barium....Pages 507-514
Gold....Pages 515-525
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Molybdenum....Pages 527-534
Silver....Pages 535-542
Thallium....Pages 543-549
Tin....Pages 551-558
Tungsten....Pages 559-564
Uranium....Pages 565-577
Vanadium....Pages 579-587
Back Matter....Pages 589-613

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This book covers the general principles of the occurrence, analysis, soil chemical behaviour and soil-plant-animal aspects of heavy metals and metalloids, followed by more detailed coverage of 21 elements: antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zinc.

This third edition of the book has been completely rewritten by mainly new authors and is now divided into three sections:

1: Basic Principles

2: Key Heavy Metals and Metalloids

3: Other Heavy Metals and Metalloids of Potential Environmental Significance

The scope has been widened with four new chapters in Section 1 dealing with toxicity in soil organisms, soil-plant relationships, heavy metals and metalloids as micronutrients for plants and/or animals, and the modelling of critical loads of heavy metals for use in risk assessment and environmental legislation.

This book will be of great value to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scientists and professionals in environmental science, soil science, geochemistry, agronomy, environmental health and environmental engineering, including specialists responsible for the management and clean-up of contaminated land.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-9
Sources of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils....Pages 11-50
Chemistry of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils....Pages 51-95
Methods for the Determination of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils....Pages 97-140
Effects of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Soil Organisms....Pages 141-160
Soil-Plant Relationships of Heavy Metals and Metalloids....Pages 161-193
Heavy Metals and Metalloids as Micronutrients for Plants and Animals....Pages 195-209
Critical Loads of Heavy Metals for Soils....Pages 211-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Arsenic....Pages 241-282
Cadmium....Pages 283-311
Chromium and Nickel....Pages 313-333
Cobalt and Manganese....Pages 335-366
Copper....Pages 367-394
Lead....Pages 395-409
Mercury....Pages 411-428
Selenium....Pages 429-463
Zinc....Pages 465-493
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Antimony....Pages 497-506
Barium....Pages 507-514
Gold....Pages 515-525
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
Molybdenum....Pages 527-534
Silver....Pages 535-542
Thallium....Pages 543-549
Tin....Pages 551-558
Tungsten....Pages 559-564
Uranium....Pages 565-577
Vanadium....Pages 579-587
Back Matter....Pages 589-613
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