1st Edition

Trace Elements in Abiotic and Biotic Environments

    468 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    468 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Trace Elements in Abiotic and Biotic Environments helps readers understand the fundamental principles and phenomena that control the transfer of trace elements.



    This book describes the occurrence and behavior of trace elements in rocks, soil, water, air, and plants, and also discusses the anthropogenic impact to the environment. In addition, it covers the presence of trace elements in feeds, as either contaminants or as nutritional or zootechnical additives, and their transfer across the food chain to humans.



    Also discussed is international legislation on trace elements for both micronutrients and contaminants in soil and plant food. A special focus is placed on the human health effects of both trace element deficiency and excess. All trace elements are covered—from aluminum to zirconium—as well as rare-earth elements (actinides and lanthanides).

    Aluminum [Al, 27]
    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Antimony [Sb, 51]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Arsenic [As, 33]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Barium [Ba, 56]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Beryllium [Be, 4]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Bismuth [Bi, 83]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Boron [B, 5]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Bromine [Br, 35]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Cadmium [Cd, 48]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Cesium [Cs, 55]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Cesium Isotopes
    Humans

    Chlorine [Cl, 17]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Chromium [Cr, 24]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Cobalt [Co, 27]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Copper [Cu, 29]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Fluorine [F, 9]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Gallium [Ga, 31]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Germanium [Ge, 32]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Gold [Au, 79]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Hafnium [Hf, 72]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Indium [In, 49]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Iodine [I, 53]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Iridium [Ir, 77]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Humans

    Iron [Fe, 26]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Lead [Pb, 82]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Lithium [Li, 3]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Manganese [Mn, 25]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Mercury [Hg, 80]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Molybdenum [Mo, 42]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Nickel [Ni, 28]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Niobium [Nb, 41]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Osmium [Os, 76]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Humans

    Palladium [Pd, 46]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Platinum [Pt, 78]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Polonium [Po, 84]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Plants
    Humans

    Radium [Ra, 88]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Radon [Rn, 88]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Humans

    Rhenium [Re, 75]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Humans

    Rhodium [Rh, 45]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Humans

    Rubidium [Rb, 37]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Ruthenium [Ru, 44]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Radionuclides
    Humans

    Scandium [Sc, 21]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Selenium [Se, 34]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Silicon [Si, 14]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Silver [Ag, 47]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Strontium [Sr, 38]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Isotopes
    Humans

    Tantalum [Ta, 73]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Technetium [Tc, 43]

    Introduction
    Environment
    Humans

    Tellurium [Te, 52]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters and Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Thallium [Tl, 81]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Tin [Sn, 50]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Titanium [Ti, 22]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Tungsten [W, 74]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Vanadium [V, 23]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Yttrium [Y, 39]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Zinc [Zn, 30]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Zirconium [Zr, 40]

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans

    Lanthanides

    Introduction
    Soils
    Waters
    Air
    Plants
    Humans
    Animals

    Actinides

    Introduction
    Thorium [Th, 90]
    Uranium [U, 92]
    Plutonium [Pu, 94]

    References

    Biography

    Alina Kabata-Pendias is a professor emeritus at the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation in Puławy, Poland. She earned her PhD in soil science from this institute. She also worked at the Polish Geological Institute in Warsaw. Dr. Kabata-Pendias’s research interest focuses on the fate of trace elements in the rock–soil–plant chain. She has published nearly 320 articles and is the author or coauthor of 11 books. Dr. Kabata-Pendias has been active in various national and international scientific committees and was awarded several medals, including the prestigious Philippe Duchaufour Medal, bestowed by the European Geosciences Union.





    Barbara Szteke is a professor emeritus at the Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology in Warsaw, Poland. She also served as head of the Department of Food Analysis at that institute. Dr. Szteke has also been the Polish representative for the Codex Alimentarius Commission FAO/WHO Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants. Dr. Szteke’s research areas focus on foodstuff contaminants coming from the environment, such as elements, pesticides, and mycotoxins. She is the author or coauthor of more than 200 scientific papers, books chapters, reports, and lectures.