Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in Arid Environments

• Main Authors: Han, Fengxiang X. (Author), Singer, Arieh (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Environmental Pollution, 13
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Earth sciences.; Agriculture.; Biochemistry.; Ecology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Environmental pollution.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Terrestial Ecology.; Earth Sciences, general.

Global warming has worsened the water resource crisis in many arid zones worldwide, from Africa to Asia, affecting millions of people and putting them at risk of hunger. Effective management of arid zone resources, including understanding the risks of toxic trace and heavy elements to humans, couple...

Table of Contents:

• on arid zone soil
• Arid Zone Soils: Nature And Properties
• Biogeochemistry of trace elements in arid environments
• Trace Element Distribution In Arid Zone Soils
• Solution Chemistry Of Trace Elements In Arid Zone Soils
• Selective Sequential Dissolution For Trace Elements In Arid Zone Soils
• Binding And Distribution Of Trace Elements Among Solid-Phase Components In Arid Zone Soils
• Transfer Fluxes Of Trace Elements In Arid Zone Soils – A Case Study: Israeli Arid Soils
• Bioavailability Of Trace Elements In Arid Zone Soils
• Trace Element Pollution In Arid Zone Soils
• Global Perspectives Of Anthropogenic Interferences In The Natural Trace Element Distribution.