Element Concentrations Toxic To Plants Animals And Man

Author : L. P. Gough,Hansford T. Shacklette,Arthur A. Case,Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Chemical elements
ISBN : UCR:31210026469997

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Element Concentrations Toxic to Plants, Animals, and Man by L. P. Gough,Hansford T. Shacklette,Arthur A. Case,Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

Investigators have long recognized the importance of certain elements, commonly called "minerals," in the diet of humans and animals and in the soil that supports plants, in that these elements are essential for the life or optimum health of the organisms. Deficiencies of 20 to 24 elements in animals and man and of 13 to 18 elements in plants have been recognized. At the same time, an understanding of the responses of these organisms to the insult of toxic concentrations of these and other elements also has been of interest. More recently, concern has arisen regarding the effects of an organism's exposure to the more subtle chronic and subchronic concentrations of certain elements that industrial and other human activities are releasing into the environment.

Author : Larry P. Gough,Hansford T. Shacklette,Arthur A. Case
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:247825651

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Element Concentrations Toxic to Plants, Animals, and Man by Larry P. Gough,Hansford T. Shacklette,Arthur A. Case Pdf

Author : V. P. Singh
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Animals
ISBN : 8176255874

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Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants and Animals by V. P. Singh Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Geology
ISBN : MINN:31951D00235331B

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Geological Survey Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alina Kabata-Pendias,Arun B. Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540327141

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Trace Elements from Soil to Human by Alina Kabata-Pendias,Arun B. Mukherjee Pdf

The quality of food is such a live issue at the moment that this title is an essential tool for researchers in a variety of disciplines. It provides a review of the key features of trace elements in soils, plants and the food web on which human beings survive. The authors' intention is to summarize up-to-date interdisciplinary data for the concise presentation of our understanding of trace-element transfer in the chain from soil to man.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015022547130

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U.S. Geological Survey Circular by Anonim Pdf

Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : UCR:31210008803122

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USGS Research on Mineral Resources--1989 by Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

See journals under US Geological survey. Circular 1035.

Author : Bruce R. Doe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Environmental geochemistry
ISBN : ERDC:35925002169917

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Proceedings of a U.S. Geological Survey Workshop on Environmental Geochemistry by Bruce R. Doe Pdf

Author : Elżbieta Kalisińska
Publisher : Springer
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030001216

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Mammals and Birds as Bioindicators of Trace Element Contaminations in Terrestrial Environments by Elżbieta Kalisińska Pdf

The population explosion that began in the 1960s has been accompanied by a decrease in the quality of the natural environment, e.g. pollution of the air, water and soil with essential and toxic trace elements. Numerous poisonings of people and animals with highly toxic anthropogenic Hg and Cd in the 20th century prompted the creation of the abiotic environment, mainly in developed countries. However, the system is insufficient for long-term exposure to low concentrations of various substances that are mainly ingested through food and water. This problem could be addressed by the monitoring of sentinels – organisms that accumulate trace elements and as such reflect the rate and degree of environmental pollution. Usually these are long-lived vertebrates – herbivorous, omnivorous and carnivorous birds and mammals, especially game species. This book describes the responses of the sentinels most commonly used in ecotoxicological studies to 17 trace elements.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Diet and Health
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309039949

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Diet and Health by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Diet and Health Pdf

Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Aquatic weeds
ISBN : UCSD:31822008916371

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Journal of Aquatic Plant Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Claudio Bini,Jaume Bech
Publisher : Springer
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401789653

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PHEs, Environment and Human Health by Claudio Bini,Jaume Bech Pdf

This book is dedicated to the occurrence and behaviour of PHEs in the different compartments of the environment, with special reference to soil. Current studies of PHEs in ecosystems have indicated that many industrial areas near urban agglomerates, abandoned or active mines, major road systems and ultimately also agricultural land act as sources and at the same time sinks, of PHEs and large amounts of metals are recycled or dispersed in the environment, posing severe concerns to human health. Thanks to the collaboration of numerous colleagues, the book outlines the state of art in PHEs research in several countries and is enforced with case studies and enriched with new data, not published elsewhere. The book will provide to Stakeholders (both Scientists Professionals and Public Administrators) and also to non-specialists a lot of data on the concentrations of metals in soils and the environment and the critical levels so far established, in the perspective to improve the environmental quality and the human safety.

Author : J.O. Nriagu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642693144

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Changing Metal Cycles and Human Health by J.O. Nriagu Pdf

of metal interactions with subcellular biochemical systems usually either are metabolites of the system affected (porphyrinurias) or represent some specific function of a cellular system being impaired (proteinurias). One typically finds a continuum of symptoms, from the subtle or so-called "no effect" bio chemical and physiological indicators of exposure to severe clinical disease and death. This continuum is the basis of much of the controversy since many health officials follow the traditional practice of applying the "threshold health-effect" concept in evaluating the problems of environmental exposure to metals. The past decade or so, however, has seen a vast increase in our understanding of the effects of elevated concentrations of toxic metals in local populations and ecosystems. At the same time, there is a growing awareness that the effects of the metals which occur naturally in the environment must be distinguished from those imposed by the pollutant fraction. This point was amply document ed in a recent study of cadmium intake and cadmium in a number of human tissues in Sweden, Japan, and the United States, which showed fairly conclu sively that the background exposure in Japan was about threefold higher than in the other two countries (2). One immediate implication is that any health ef fect studies of cadmium in Japan using control groups within that country are liable to underestimate the difference between the exposed and the control groups simply because of the the high "background" intake.

Author : Brian J. Alloway
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789400744707

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Heavy Metals in Soils by Brian J. Alloway Pdf

This third edition of the book has been completely re-written, providing a wider scope and enhanced coverage. It covers the general principles of the natural occurrence, pollution sources, chemical analysis, soil chemical behaviour and soil-plant-animal relationships of heavy metals and metalloids, followed by a detailed coverage of 21 individual elements, including: antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zinc. The book is highly relevant for those involved in environmental science, soil science, geochemistry, agronomy, environmental health, and environmental engineering, including specialists responsible for the management and clean-up of contaminated land.

Author : Jean-Pierre Vernet
Publisher : Elsevier Publishing Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCSD:31822016455701

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Impact of Heavy Metals on the Environment by Jean-Pierre Vernet Pdf

Highlighted in this compilation of papers is the role and importance of heavy metals in the environment. It provides up-to-date information in a field of active research and progress, where the focus is on effects and interactions between the environment and organisms, as well as contaminant dynamics. Several papers address the impact of heavy metals on our health. The influence of metals on plants is described in an exhaustive study on lichens, which have been widely used as biomonitors for environmental contamination by heavy metals. Metals are also accumulated by animals, as seen in a chapter which focusses on sediment/benthic organism interactions and biomonitoring in fish. Soil interactions are discussed, as well as regional studies of freshwater sediments and the marine environment. The final part of the book addresses a crucial problem: the management of stabilized municipal waste sludges. As a result, the most important and significant recent trends are included, emphasizing interactions with and impacts of heavy metals on humans, animals, plants and soils.