Metals and Their Compounds in the Environment
Occurrence, Analysis and Biological Relevance
Ernest Merian(Editor)
Wiley-VCH (Publisher)
Published on 18. December 1990
Book
Hardback
XXIII, 1438 pages
978-3-527-26521-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Containing detailed information on the environmental metals which influence the health of plants, animals and humans this handbook gives particular attention to the environmental and analytical chemistry, (sources, speciation, transports), bioavailability, metabolic pathways and biological effects. The handbook also delineates the problems related to waste, soils and wildlife as well as the risks caused by the increasing output of metals from industry and households, including incineration, damping and legal limitations. The first part comprises 36 general contributions on the role of metals and their compounds in the environment. In the second part 37 metals are described systematically according to six major environmental criteria. An extensive bibliography of the most recent literature completes each chapter.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
75 Abb., 182 Tab.
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 176 mm
Weight
2250 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-527-26521-3 (9783527265213)
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Content
Part 1 General aspects: metals in natural raw materials, Karl Hans Wedepohl; production and processing of metals, Roger C.Wilmoth et al; chemical processes in the environment, James J.Morgan and Werner Stumm; analytical chemistry of metals and metal compounds, Markus Stoeppler; metal concentrations in human body fluids and tissues, Ulrich Ewers and Arthur Brockhaus; bioindicators for monitoring heavy metals in the environment, Jurg Hertz; metals and metal compounds in waters, Biserka Raspor; metal compounds in the atmosphere, Hans Puxbaum; indoor environments, the role of metals, Lawrence Fishbein; heavy metal compounds in the soil, Herbert W.Schmitt and Hans Sticher; dumping of wastes, Ulrich Forstner et al; heavy metals in sewage sludge and town waste compost, Heinz Hani; deposition of acids and metal compounds, Bernhard Ulrich; mobilization of metals from sediments, Ulrich Forstner and Willem Salomons; uptake, distribution and effects of metal compounds on plants, Michael L.Berrow and John C.Burridge; metal tolerance in higher plants, Caroline L.Schultz and Thomas C.Hutchinson; bacteria, fungi, and blue-green algae, Betty H.Olson and Ashok K.Panigrahi; metal loads of food of vegetables origin including mushrooms, Peter Weigert; metal accumulation in the food chain and load of feed and food, Hans-Jorgen Hapke; metals as essential trace elements for plants, animals, and man, Felix Kiefer; the significance of interactions in metal essentiality and toxicity, Detmar Beyersmann; cell biochemistry and transmembrance transport of some metals, Stephen G.George; metallothioneins, Andreas Schaffer and Jeremias H.R.Kagi; effects of metals on domestic animals, Hans-Jurgen Hapke; extrapolation of animal experiments, Magnus Piscator; metal and ceramic implants, Rolf Michel; treatment using metal ions and complexes, John R.Duffield and David R.Williams; intake, distribution, and excretion of metals and metal compounds in humans and animals, Ulrich Ewers and Hans-werner Schlipkoter; acute metal toxicity in humans, Marika Geldmacher-von Mallinckrodt; chronic toxicity of metals and metal compounds, Ulrich Ewers and Hans-Werner Schlipkoter; metal compounds and immunotoxicology, Badrul Alam Chowdhury and Ranjit Kumar Chandra; mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, Erich Gebhart and Toby G.Rosman; ecogenetics, Marika Geldmacher-von Mallinckrodt; standard setting and risk assessment in human exposure to metals and their compounds, Reinier L.Zielhuis; standards, guidelines and other legislative regulations concerning metals and metal compounds, Ulrich Ewers.(Part contents).