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Cadmium in the Environment

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Hans Mislin
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  2. Oscar Ravera
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Part of the book series: Experientia Supplementum (EXS, volume 50)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-5
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  2. Cadmium in the Environment

    1. Geochemistry of cadmium

      • I. Thornton
      Pages 7-12

    2. Evaluation of methods for the speciation of cadmium

      • M. Astruc
      Pages 12-17

    3. Cadmium in the atmosphere

      • C. R. Williams, R. M. Harrison
      Pages 17-24

    4. Cadmium in fresh and estuarine waters

      • W. Salomons, H. N. Kerdijk
      Pages 24-28

    5. The distribution of cadmium in the sea

      • L. Mart, H. W. Nürnberg
      Pages 28-40

    6. Cadmium in sediments

      • U. Förstner
      Pages 40-46

    7. Removal of cadmium from wastewaters

      • C. P. C. Poon
      Pages 46-55

  3. Bioaccumulation of Cadmium

    1. Cadmium in sludges used as fertilizer

      • R. D. Davis
      Pages 55-65

    2. Bioaccumulation of cadmium in marine organisms

      • S. Ray
      Pages 65-75

    3. Cadmium in freshwater ecosystems

      • O. Ravera
      Pages 75-87

    4. Cadmium contamination in agriculture and zootechnology

      • R. Van Bruwaene, R. Kirchmann, R. Impens
      Pages 87-96

    5. Pathways and distribution of cadmium in grasslands

      • F. F. Munshower
      Pages 96-101

    6. Contamination and effects of cadmium in native plants

      • R. M. Cox
      Pages 101-109

  4. Cadmium and Human Health

    1. Cadmium in foods and the diet

      • J. C. Sherlock
      Pages 110-114

    2. Cadmium in human population

      • A. Bernard, R. Lauwerys
      Pages 114-123

    3. Biological indicators of cadmium exposure and toxicity

      • Z. A. Shaikh, L. M. Smith
      Pages 124-130

    4. Human health effects of exposure to cadmium

      • William H. Hallenbeck
      Pages 131-137

    5. Cadmium, the environment and human health: an overview

      • K. J. Yost
      Pages 137-144
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cadmium in the Environment

  • Editors: Hans Mislin, Oscar Ravera

  • Series Title: Experientia Supplementum

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7238-6

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-7240-9Published: 20 July 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-7238-6Published: 08 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1664-431X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2504-3692

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 144

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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