β Scribed by Professor Dr. Ulrich FΓΆrstner, Dr. Gottfried T. W. Wittmann (auth.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Aquatic chemistry is becoming both a rewarding and substantial area of inquiry and is drawing many prominent scientists to its fold. Its literature has changed from a compilation of compositional tables to studies of the chemical reactions occurring within the aquatic environments. But more than this is the recognition that human society in part is determining the nature of aquatic systems. Since rivers deliver to the world ocean most of its dissolved and particulate components, the interactions of these two sets of waters determine the vitality of our coastal waters. This significant volΒ ume provides not only an introduction to the dynamics of aquatic chemΒ istries but also identifies those materials that jeopardize the resources of both the marine and fluvial domains. Its very title provides its emphasis but clearly not its breadth in considering natural processes. The book will be of great value to those environmental scientists who are dedicated to keeping the resources of the hydrosphere renewable. As the size of the world population becomes larger in the near future and as the uses of materials and energy show parallel increases, the rivers and oceans must be considered as a resource to accept some of the wastes of society. The ability of these waters and the sediments below them to accommodate wastes must be assessed continually. The key questions relate to the capacities of aqueous systems to carry one or more pollutants.
Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Toxic Metals....Pages 3-70
Metal Concentrations in River, Lake, and Ocean Waters....Pages 71-109
Metal Pollution Assessment from Sediment Analysis....Pages 110-196
Metal Transfer Between Solid and Aqueous Phases....Pages 197-270
Heavy Metals in Aquatic Organisms....Pages 271-323
Trace Metals in Water Purification Processes....Pages 324-359
Concluding Remarks....Pages 360-366
Back Matter....Pages 367-486
Earth Sciences, general; Biomedicine general; Life Sciences, general
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