| Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals in the Vadose Zone Contributor(s): Iskandar, I. K. (Author), Selim, H. Magdi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0849341124 ISBN-13: 9780849341120 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 1999 Annotation: "This book offers a selection of topics presented at the June 1997 Fourth International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements held in Berkeley, California."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General |
| Dewey: 628.55 |
| LCCN: 98026915 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 7.32" W x 10.37" (1.60 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The chapters of this book were originally presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, in June 1997 at Berkeley, California. The results of that symposium are now available to assist both specialists and those concerned with broader environmental issues. The first four chapters of Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals in the Vadose Zone are devoted to sorption-desorption processes. Subjects include the kinetics of trace metal sorption-desorption, adsorption of nickel and their isotherms, cadmium reactions, and retention mechanisms of both linear and nonlinear types. The next three sections describe complexation and speciation processes. The authors consider the effect of humic and fulvic acids, the binding of copper with organic matter, and the rate of dissolved selenium. Chapters eight through eleven scrutinize the bioavailability and retention of heavy metals and their mobility in the vadose zone. Twelve details plant-available concentration levels for heavy metals in the vadose zone. The last section relates case studies that are relevant to environmental affairs. Features |