Editors:
- Completely rewritten third edition presents a wider scope with expanded coverage
- Provides comprehensive information on 21 heavy metals and metalloids
- Covers latest developments in critical loads modelling
Part of the book series: Environmental Pollution (EPOL, volume 22)
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Basic Principles
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Front Matter
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BASIC PRINCIPLES
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Key Heavy Metals and Metalloids
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Front Matter
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KEY HEAVY METALS AND METALLOIDS
About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews of the third edition:
Selected by Choice magazine as an "Outstanding Academic Title" for 2013
“This book should be available to every environmental scientist for reference purposes. … Heavy Metals in Soils delivers what it promises: a broad general coverage of the significant heavy metals and metalloids in soil … . The coverage of the major heavy metals is thorough, and the historical background provided for each is fascinating. … This book would be valuable for a wide audience as a quick source of information … . Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (M. S. Coyne, Choice, Vol.50 (7), March, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Soil Science, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Brian J. Alloway
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Heavy Metals in Soils
Book Subtitle: Trace Metals and Metalloids in Soils and their Bioavailability
Editors: Brian J. Alloway
Series Title: Environmental Pollution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4470-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-4469-1Published: 18 July 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8391-0Published: 09 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4470-7Published: 18 July 2012
Series ISSN: 1566-0745
Series E-ISSN: 2215-1702
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XVIII, 614
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Geochemistry, Plant Physiology, Pollution, general, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis