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Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Luiz Drude de Lacerda

    1. Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
      Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil

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  2. Ricardo Erthal Santelli

    1. Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil

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  3. Egbert K. Duursma

    1. Rés. Les Margarites, La Turbie, France

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  4. Jorge João Abrão

    1. Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil

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  • The most important aspect is getting together original information from tropical and sub-tropical environments hardly accessible in the current day literature
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Regional Climate Changes: Where and How?

    • E. K. Duursma
    Pages 1-5

  3. Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction Based on Lacustrine Organic Matter: Examples from the Tropical Belt of South America and Africa

    • A. Sifeddine, D. Wirrmann
    Pages 7-18

  4. Catchment-Lagoon-Estuary-Coast Interactions of the Patos-Mirim System, South Brazil

    • U. Seeliger
    Pages 19-27

  5. Relationships between Simultaneous Methane, Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes and Surface Soil Humidity and Temperature in the Mata Atlântica Subtropical Forest, Brazil

    • M. B. P. Dos Santos, S. R. A. Nogueira, J. E. L. Maddock, J. R. de Macedo
    Pages 29-36

  6. Modern Strategies for Environmental Sample Preparation and Analysis

    • R. E. Santelli, R. J. Cassella, M. A. Z. Arruda, J. A. Nóbrega
    Pages 37-68

  7. The Importance of Assessing Uncertainties Related to Linear Calibration Curves: A Case Study for Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

    • Q. S. H. Chui, R. R. Zucchini, J. Lichtig
    Pages 69-80

  8. Characterisation and Sources of Nonpolar Lipids in Aerosols over the City of Rio de Janeiro

    • M. B. Fernandes, L. S. R. Brickus, J. C. Moreira, J. N. Cardoso, F. L. Neves
    Pages 81-92

  9. Determining the Provenience of Prehistoric Ceramic Artefacts from the Amazon Basin Using Geochemical Tracers

    • R. M. Latini, A. B. Bellido Jr., O. Dias Jr., L. F. B. Bellido
    Pages 93-99

  10. Exploring the Cation Exchange Capacity of Massapé Paulistana Vermiculite for Heavy Metal Removal from Aqueous Solutions

    • Q. S. H. Chui, D. Rondinelli, J. Lichtig
    Pages 101-112

  11. Variation of Heavy Metal Content with Depth in Sabana de Bogotá Soils

    • L. M. González, O. Vargas
    Pages 113-123

  12. Acid Drainage of Coal Mining in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia

    • G. Prieto, L. M. Duitama
    Pages 125-134

  13. Mercury Pollution in Ghana: A Case Study of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • J.-C. J. Bonzongo, A. K. Donkor, V. K. Nartey, L. D. Lacerda
    Pages 135-156

  14. Assessment of Water Quality in the Area of Colima Volcano (Colima, Mexico)

    • G. Sarazin, J.-M. Delattre, E. Rios, B. Villacreces
    Pages 157-167

  15. The Pacific and Caribbean Rivers of Colombia: Water Discharge, Sediment Transport and Dissolved Loads

    • J. D. Restrepo, B. Kjerfve
    Pages 169-187

  16. Reactive Processes of Organic Matter in the Amazon River

    • P. F. Moreira-Turcq, P. Seyler, J. L. Guyot, H. Etcheber
    Pages 189-204

  17. Distribution of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Particulate, Colloid and Dissolved Phases from the Amazon River System

    • C. Le Poupon, J. Y. Benaim
    Pages 205-222

  18. Relationship of Metal Contaminants with Acid-Volatile Sulphides (AVS) in Tropical Estuarine Sediments: Potential Influence on Metal Distribution and Bioavailability

    • M. F. Carvalho, W. Machado, R. E. Santelli, J. E. L. Maddock
    Pages 223-233

  19. Modelling of Circulation and Water Exchange in a Hypersaline Coastal Lagoon: Lagoa de Araruama, Brazil

    • B. Kjerfve, A. M. Oliveira
    Pages 235-251

  20. Sediment Oxygen and Nutrient Fluxes in Three Estuarine Systems of South-Eastern Brazil

    • B. Knoppers, E. C. Machado, N. Brandini, W. F. Landim de Souza
    Pages 253-275
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Three symposia on environmental geochemistry in tropical countries, held in Niter6i, Brazil (1993), in Cartagena, Colombia (1996) and in Nova Friburgo, Brazil (1999), made it very clear that tropical geochemistry is of world standard and fast increasing in multi disciplinarily and impact on important geochemical paradigms. It has additionally strong links with the economy of tropical countries, such as mining and industrialisa­ tion and is in full development for treating environmental problems caused by human activities of urban or industrial origin. We must compliment Prof. Jorge Abriio and his colleagues in Brazil and Dr. Gloria Prieto and her colleagues in Colombia for these ini­ tiatives. The participation of respectively 180 and 150 scientists, coming from 15 different countries for the first and second symposia, has shown that a large interest exists for tropical environmental geochemistry. It also demonstrates the necessity to understand tropical environmental problems. The organisation of a large international symposium is not possible without the assistance of state and federal authorities, for which those of Brazil and Colombia have to be complimented. The 3rd Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical Countries was the last of the series and was attended by 22 countries and 170 participants and treated a number of related environmental and economic problems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

    Luiz Drude de Lacerda

  • Departamento de Geoquímica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil

    Luiz Drude de Lacerda, Ricardo Erthal Santelli, Jorge João Abrão

  • Rés. Les Margarites, La Turbie, France

    Egbert K. Duursma

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