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Heavy metals in the environment [origin, interaction and remediation] /

Excessive levels of heavy metals can be introduced into the environment, for example, by industrial waste or fertilizers. Soil represents a major sink for heavy metals ions, which can then enter the food chain via plants or leaching into groundwater. In Heavy Metal Ions in the Environment, the autho...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Bradl, H. B. (Heike B.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.
Edition:1st edition.
Series:Interface science and technology ; v. 6.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) : illustrations.
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Online Access:Elsevier - Click here for access
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Summary:Excessive levels of heavy metals can be introduced into the environment, for example, by industrial waste or fertilizers. Soil represents a major sink for heavy metals ions, which can then enter the food chain via plants or leaching into groundwater. In Heavy Metal Ions in the Environment, the author looks at where heavy metals ions come from, how they interact with the environment and how they can be removed from the environment by a process known as remediation. This book serves as a valuable addition to an increasingly important field of study, which is, at present, served by a limited number of archival texts. * Includes comprehensive coverage of heavy metal ions in the environment * Is practical and easy to read * Is suitable for students and researchers in environmental science and environmental or chemical engineering.
Item Description:Subtitle from cover.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 269 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780120883813
0120883813
9780080455006
008045500X
ISSN:1573-4285 ;