{"product_id":"environmental-geochemistry-of-potentially-toxic-frederic-r-siegel-9783540420309","title":"Environmental Geochemistry of Potentially Toxic Metals","description":"Contamination of the earth's ecosystems by potentially toxie metalsl metalloids is a global problem. It will likely grow with our planet's increasing populations and their requirements for natural resources (e. g., water, food, energy, waste-disposal sites) and metals-based goods. The health impacts of pollution from the ingestion of heavy metals\/metalloids via respiration, food, and drinking water are most often long-term and manifest themselves in many ways. These include, for example, disminution of mental acuity, loss of motor control, critieal organ dysfunction, cancer, chronie illnesses and con- comitant suffering, incapacitation, and finally death. The incidence and geographie distribution of disease (epidemiology) has been well-documented historieally and in modern times for toxic metals- triggered diseases in humans, animals and vegetation. The role of the environmental geochemist and colleagues in environ- mental sciences is to scientifically evaluate how to manage metalsl metalloids at sources or in-situ so as to alleviate or eliminate their negative health impacts on living populations. This is initiated by identifying sources and by developing models of the physieal, chem- ieal and biologieal controls on mobilization, interaction, deposition and accumulation of potentially toxie metals\/metalloids in source systems and earth ecosystems. Prom this knowledge base, environ- mental scientists (e. g., geologists, chemists, biologists, environmen- tal engineers, physicists\/meteorologists) work together to develop Preface VI concepts and technologieal methodologies to preserve global eco- systems. Their concerted efforts are equally focussed on devising strategems to remediate ecosystems still carrying heavy metals\/metal- loids pollutant burdens from ancient and modern societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederic R. Siegel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3540420304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783540420309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.64w x 0.70d","brand":"Frederic R. Siegel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125991829759,"sku":"9783540420309","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e64261cf-5101-4cc9-9b59-72941f421d64.jpg?v=1687445688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-geochemistry-of-potentially-toxic-frederic-r-siegel-9783540420309","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}