"This book provides a reference source on various techniques available for assessing contaminant bioavailability by presenting detailed chapters on fundamental principles governing contaminant bioavailability, indicators of bioavailability and potential implications of bioavaila…
"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.
Useful for soil and groundwater scientists, ecologists, and government regulators, this book discusses new techniques used to analyze surface reactions governed by physical, chemical, and biological processes. It covers the reaction mechanisms of the component molecules, linkage…
Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water from natural sources or anthropogenic activities have produced severe environmental contamination in some parts of the world due to the persistence of metals in the environment by their accumulation throughout the food chain. The purpos…