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Trace Elements in the Terrestrial Environment by Domy C. Adriano is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Trace Elements in the Terrestrial Environment about?
I intend to fill, with this book, a need that has long been felt by students and professionals in many areas of agricultural, biological, natural, and environmental sciences-the need for a comprehensive reference book on many important aspects of trace elements in the "land" environment. This book is different from other books on trace elements (also commonly referred to as heavy metals) in that each chapter focuses on a particular element, which in tum is discussed in terms of its importance in our economy, its natural occurrence, its fate and behavior in the soil-plant system, its requirement by and detriment to plants, its health limits in drinking water and food, and its origin in the environment. Because of long distance transport to pristine areas of cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc in relatively large quantities, these elements have an extra section on natural ecosystems. A blend of pictorial and tabular data are provided to enhance understanding of the relevant information being conveyed. Since individual chapters are independent of one another, they are arranged alphabetically. However, readers with weak backgrounds in soil science are advised to start with the chapter on
Who reads Trace Elements in the Terrestrial Environment?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Domy C. Adriano
- Publisher
- Springer-verlag Berlin And Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781475719079
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Chemistry, Agriculture