McLaughlin M. J. , - Cadmium in Soils and Plants

McLaughlin M. J. , - Cadmium in Soils and Plants - M. J. (ed.) McLaughlin

This book is the first comprehensive review of the behaviour and environmental effects of cadmium in soils and plants. Leading international scientists have contributed detailed reviews covering a range of issues including aqueous cadmium chemistry, speciation of cadmium in soils, reactions of cadmium with soil surfaces, sources of cadmium contamination, uptake and translocation of cadmium in plants, and effects of cadmium on soil biological processes and on human health. Cadmium in Soils and Plants will be an invaluable reference for anyone involved in environmental research of cadmium behaviour in the terrestrial environment, and will assist regulators, policy makers and environmental groups to better manage cadmium pollution of soils and avoid contamination of foods. This book will be essential reading for researchers interested in cadmium pollution of soil, particularly those concerned with the food chain transfer of cadmium to humans.