| Description |
xlv, 298 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
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Metal ions in biological systems ; v. 44 |
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Metal ions in biological systems ; v. 44
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1 -- Atmospheric Transport of Metals 1 -- Torunn Berg and Eiliv Steinnes -- 1. Introduction: The Role of the Atmosphere in Metal Cycling 2 -- 2. Factors Governing Atmospheric Transport 3 -- 3. Sources of Metals in Air 6 -- 4. Sampling and Determination of Metals 13 -- 5. Concluding Remarks 17 -- Abbreviations 17 -- References 18 -- Chapter 2 -- The Marine Biogeochemistry of Iron 21 -- Alison Butler and Jessica D. Martin -- 1. Background 22 -- 2. Marine Bacterial Siderophores 29 -- 3. Thoughts on Biological Significance 40 -- 4. Concluding Remarks 41 -- Chapter 3 -- Speciation and Bioavailability of Trace Metals in -- Freshwater Environments 47 -- Laura Sigg and Renata Behra -- 1. Introduction: Speciation and Bioavailability -- of Trace Metals 48 -- 2. Speciation of Trace Metals in Freshwaters 49 -- 3. Bioavailability of Trace Metals as a Function -- of Aqueous Speciation 58 -- 4. Bioavailability of Metals from Sediments 66 -- 5. Conclusions and Outlook 68 -- Acknowledgments 68 -- Abbreviations 68 -- References 69 -- Chapter 4 -- Bioavailability and Biogeochemistry of Metals in the -- Terrestrial Environment 75 -- Kerstin Michel and Bernard Ludwig -- 1. Introduction 76 -- 2. The Concept of Bioavailability 76 -- 3. Biogeochemistry and Bioavailability of Metals 85 -- 4. Concluding Remarks 91 -- Abbreviations 91 -- References 92 -- Chapter 5 -- Heavy Metal Uptake by Plants and Cyanobacteria 97 -- Hendrik Kiipper and Peter M. H. Kroneck -- 1. Introduction: Heavy Metals and Plants- -- A Complex Relationship 98 -- 2. Potentially Toxic Heavy Metals as -- Plant Micronutrients 99 -- 3. Heavy Metals as Inhibitors of Plant Metabolism 110 -- 4. Hyperaccumulation-Heavy Metal Uptake as a Defense -- Against Herbivores and Pathogens 122 -- 5. Conclusions 131 -- Acknowledgments 132 -- Abbreviations 132 -- References 133 -- Chapter 6 -- Arsenic: Its Biogeochemistry and Transport -- in Groundwater 145 -- Charles F. Harvey and Roger D. Beckie -- 1. Introduction 146 -- 2. Global Arsenic Abundance and Flux Estimates 146 -- 3. Arsenic Minerals and the Geochemical Arsenic Cycle 147 -- 4. Arsenic and Mining 151 -- 5. Arsenic in the Ganges Delta 153 -- 6. Conclusions and Outlook 166 -- Abbreviations 166 -- References 166 -- Chapter 7 -- Anthropogenic Impacts on the Biogeochemistry and -- Cycling of Antimony 171 -- William Shotyk, Michael Krachler, and Bin Chen -- 1. Introduction 172 -- 2. Chemistry and Behavior in the Environment 172 -- 3. Abundance and Occurrence in the Environment 175 -- 4. Biological Chemistry and Toxicity 177 -- 5. Total Antimony Determination 178 -- 6. Ancient and Modem Uses of Antimony 181 -- 7. Atmospheric Emissions to the Environment 183 -- 8. Archives of Atmospheric Antimony Deposition 190 -- 9. Antimony and Human Health 193 -- 10. Summary and Conclusions 196 -- Acknowledgment 197 -- Abbreviations 197 -- R eferences 198 -- Chapter 8 -- Microbial Transformations of Radionuclides: Fundamental -- Mechanisms and Biogeochemical Implications 205 -- Jon R. Lloyd and Joanna C. Renshaw -- 1. Introduction 206 -- 2. Sources and Nature of Radioactive Waste 207 -- 3. A Brief Introduction To The Chemistry of Radionuclides 210 -- 4. Radionuclide-Microbe Interactions: Fundamental Mechanisms 214 -- 5. The Biogeochemistry of Key Radionuclides 219 -- 6. Conclusions 233 -- Acknowledgments 233 -- Abbreviations 234 -- References 234 -- Chapter 9 -- Biogeochemistry of Carbonates: Recorders of Past Oceans -- and Climate 241 -- Rosalind E. M. Rickaby and Daniel P. Schrag -- 1. Introduction to Biogenic Carbonate Proxies 242 -- 2. Partition Coefficients 244 -- 3. Recorders of Past Ocean Conditions 246 -- 4. Biomineralization Processes of Different Organisms 249 -- 5. Biological Discrimination Between Calcium and Trace Metals 254 -- 6. Biological Ion Selectivity and the Environment 262 -- 7. Summary 265 -- Acknowledgments 266 -- Abbreviations 266 -- References 266 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biogeochemical cycles.
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Nonmetals.
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Metals -- physiology
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Chemistry, Bioinorganic.
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Ions -- physiology
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| Author |
Sigel, Astrid.
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Sigel, Helmut.
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Sigel, Roland K. O.
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| LC no. |
2005276691 |
| ISBN |
0849338204 alkaline paper |
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