Cadmium in the Environment
Published on 1. January 1986
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-3-7643-1760-7 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer Basel
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4
4 s/w Abbildungen
4 black & white illustrations, biography
Weight
780 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7643-1760-7 (9783764317607)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-0348-7238-6
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Content
I: Cadmium in the Environment.- Geochemistry of cadmium.- Evaluation of methods for the speciation of cadmium.- Cadmium in the atmosphere.- Cadmium in fresh and estuarine waters.- The distribution of cadmium in the sea.- Cadmium in sediments.- Removal of cadmium from wastewaters.- II: Bioaccumulation of Cadmium.- Cadmium in sludges used as fertilizer.- Bioaccumulation of cadmium in marine organisms.- Cadmium in freshwater ecosystems.- Cadmium contamination in agriculture and zootechnology.- Pathways and distribution of cadmium in grasslands.- Contamination and effects of cadmium in native plants.- III: Cadmium and Human Health.- Cadmium in foods and the diet.- Cadmium in human population.- Biological indicators of cadmium exposure and toxicity.- Human health effects of exposure to cadmium.- Cadmium, the environment and human health.