The particular behavior of trace metals in the environment is determined by their specific physico-chemical form rather than by their total concentration. The introduction of atomic absorption spectrometry has lead to a plethora of scientific papers and reports in which metal concentrations in the environment are only reported as total concentrations. Only recently has the need for improved knowledge on the various forms and bioavailability of metals been realised. Considerable research effort is now devoted to measuring the concentrations of trace metals in surface waters. Efforts are made to couple chemical analytical techniques to process-related biological problems. The proceedings of the workshop on The Speciation of Metals in Water, Sediment and Soil Systems held in Sunne, Sweden, comprise these efforts and show aspects for further cooperation between analytical chemists and biologists.

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Book Title: Speciation of Metals in Water, Sediment and Soil Systems
Book Subtitle: Proceedings of an International Workshop, Sunne, October 15–16, 1986
Editors: Lars Landner
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0019689
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1987
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-18071-5Published: 28 July 1987
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-47733-4Published: 23 November 2005
Series ISSN: 0930-0317
Series E-ISSN: 1613-2580
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 190
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations
Topics: Waste Management/Waste Technology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Soil Science & Conservation, Ecology, Ecotoxicology

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