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1 online resource |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series |
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Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology Ser
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; Introduction; Abstract; Soil Functions in Ecosystems; Importance of Serpentine Soil Biogeochemistry; References; Chapter 2; Parent Minerals of Serpentine Soils; Abstract; Ultramafic Rocks; Serpentine Group Minerals; Accessory Serpentine Minerals; Chromite; Discrimination of Parent Material Inheritance by Comparing Elements; References; Chapter 3; Pedogenesis and Classification of Serpentine Soils; Abstract; Introduction; Mountainous Terrain; Colluvium; Alluvium; Pedogenesis in a Chronosequence; Pedogenesis In Toposequences |
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Vosges Mountains, FranceHyogo, Japan; Eastern Taiwan; References; Chapter 4; Mineral Weathering and Transformation; Abstract; Weathering of Primary Minerals; Mineral Transformation of Clay Minerals; Chromite Weathering; References; Chapter 5; Element Enrichment in Serpentine Soils; Abstract; Introduction; Major Elements; Trace Elements; Association of Elements; Soil Sampling and Analysis; Area Description and Sample Collection; Results; General Soil Properties; Total and DTPA-Extractable Amounts of Cr and Ni; Cat, Mgt, Cae, and Mge Concentrations; Discussion |
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Verification of Cr and Ni Origins by Using Total Ca/Mg RatioRelationship between Available Cr and Ni and Exchangeable Ca/Mg Ratio; References; Chapter 6; Availability of Heavy Metals to Plants in Serpentine Soils; Abstract; Introduction; Availability of Chromium and Nickel in a Toposequence; Chromium; Nickel; Nickel Availability in Paddy Soils; Selective Nickel Extractions; Correlation of Nickel with Iron and Manganese Oxides; Cobalt Availability; Abundance of Cobalt; Selective Cobalt Extractions; References; Chapter 7; Release of Heavy Metals in Serpentine Soils; Abstract |
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Kinetics of Nickel DissolutionIntroduction; Experimental Methods of Nickel Dissolution; Proton- and Ligand-Promoted Dissolution of Nickel; Leaching Nickel with Inorganic and Organic Acids; Pedogenic Chromium Associated with Iron and Manganese Oxides; Introduction; Soil Sampling and Analysis at a Serpentine Quarry Site; Various Fractions of Chromium Associated with Iron and Manganese; Elucidating Effects of Fe and Mn Oxides on Cr(VI) Generation; References; Chapter 8; Accumulation of Metals in Plants on Serpentine Soils; Abstract; Introduction |
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Exploration of Metal Accumulation in Wild PlantsMetals in Roots; Metals in Shoots; Chromium and Nickel in Rice; References; Chapter 9; Risk to Human Health from Exposure to Serpentine Soils: A Case Study of Chromium and Nickel Risk in Soil-Rice Systems; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Description of Study Sites; Sample Collection and Analysis; Statistical Analyses; Risk Assessment Procedures; Results and Discussion; Concentrations of Chromium and Nickel in Soil, Dust, and Rice; CR; Noncarcinogenic Risk; Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Risk; References; Chapter 10 |
| Summary |
Soils have various functions in all ecosystems, particularly for environmental quality and human health. The parent materials of serpentine soils are characterized by much higher contents of elements such as Mg, Fe, Cr, Ni, Co, and Mn, and thus the derived soils display potentially ecological or environmental risk due to high levels of geogenic heavy metals, low concentrations of P and K, low Ca/Mg ratios, unique flora, and unstable landscape. Serpentine soils can be produced by ultramafics alone and also by hydrothermally altered ultramafics in the presence of serpentines, but they are abundant in ophiolite belts along tectonic plate margins. To sustain natural resources such as serpentine soils, we need a better understanding for the impact of serpentine soils on (1) the pedosphere and rhizosphere, (2) ecology and restoration, (3) biogeochemical cycling of elements, (4) environmental quality, crop quality, food safety, and human health, and (5) phyto-accumulation and agromining of heavy metals (i.e., nickel) worldwide. Hence, the purpose of this book is to study the biogeochemical characteristics of serpentine soils. In the beginning, the authors introduce the basic knowledge of these soils including pedogenesis, mineral weathering, morphology, and classification. Moreover, bioavailability, plant uptake, and human health risk were discussed for the enriched heavy metals in serpentine soil. Finally, applications of serpentine soil in the environment were mentioned for research needs in the future |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Application of Serpentine Soils |
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Print version of record |
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Soils -- Serpentine content.
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Biogeochemistry.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Biogeochemistry
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Soils -- Serpentine content
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781536138764 |
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1536138762 |
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