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...