Chemical Elements in the Environment

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. Introduction

   • Clemens Reimann, Patrice de Caritat

   Pages 1-3

3. Factsheet Description

   • Clemens Reimann, Patrice de Caritat

   Pages 5-9

4. Getting More Out of the Factsheets

   • Clemens Reimann, Patrice de Caritat

   Pages 11-16

5. Information Sources

   • Clemens Reimann, Patrice de Caritat

   Pages 17-21

6. Back Matter

   Pages 23-398

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How large is the natural variation in concentration of the various elements in different media? How do the oft-cited "World average concentrations" in different media compare with actual analytical data? How low a detection limit do I need to attain if I want to analyse for an element in soils, sediments, water or plants? All these questions and many more can be answered by using this unique reference book. It collates data on the most important properties and uses of all naturally occurring chemical elements. It combines these with data obtained from actual analyses of different sample media (soil, stream sediment, stream water, ground water, plants, human body fluids). This combination of facts and actual data makes this book suitable for learning and teaching applied geochemistry as well.

• Geochemie
• Geoökologie
• Umweltwissenschaften
• chemical data sets
• chemische Datensammlung
• environmental sciences
• geochemistry
• geoecology
• ecotoxicology

• Section for Geochemistry Hydrogeology, Geological Survey of Norway, Trodheim, Norway

  Clemens Reimann

• Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Evolution and Mineral Exploration, Australian Geological Survey Organisation, Canberra, Australia

  Patrice Caritat

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