Metal Metabolism in Aquatic Environments

• Author(s): William J. Langston, Maria J. Bebianno,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 448
• ISBN_10: 0412803704
  ISBN_13: 9780412803703
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Chemistry / General , Science / Chemistry / Inorganic , Science / Chemistry / Environmental , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Science / Environmental Science , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Technology & Engineering / Materials Science / Metals & Alloys ,

Description:... Metal Metabolism in Aquatic Environments is a synthesis of recent developments in the field of metal ecotoxicology and features a number of contemporary issues arising from the interaction of metals and biota, such as pathways of assimilation and food chain transfer, metal accumulation and detoxification in humans and biotransformation of elements such as mercury and arsenic.