Cadmium in the Environment

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mislin, Ravera (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 1986, 1986
Edition:1st ed. 1986
Series:Experientia Supplementum
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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