Trace Elements in Terrestrial Environments

This book is a comprehensive reference handbook on the important aspects of trace elements in the land environment. Each chapter addresses a particular element and gives a general introduction to its role in the environment, where it comes from, and its biogeochemical cycle. In addition to a complete updating of each of the element chapters, this new edition has new chapters devoted to aluminium and iron. There are also new chapters on soil contamination, remediation and trace elements in aquatic ecosystems. This will be an essential resource for environmental scientists and chemists, regulators and policy makers.