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Zusatztext "There should be considerable interest in this volume. It gave me a much better appreciation of redox cycles and acid volatile sulfides."- SETAC NewsPromo Copy Informationen zum Autor Allen, HerbertE. Klappentext Over the past decade the sediments of many rivers, lakes, and estuaries have been contaminated by inorganic and organic materials Zusammenfassung Over the past decade the sediments of many rivers, lakes, and estuaries have been contaminated by inorganic and organic materials Inhaltsverzeichnis Metals and Sediments: A Global Perspective, A. J. de GrootIntroductionDevelopment of Metal Research with Respect to PollutionThe History of Metal PollutionNormalization of Measurement ResultsMobilization of MetalsCivil Engineering and Metal ProblemsTerrestrial Consequences of Metal PollutionSpeciation and Quality CriteriaManagement of Dredged MaterialsReferencesMetal Cycling in Surface Sediments: Modeling the Interplay of Transport and Reaction, P. Van Cappellan and Y. WangIntroductionSurface SedimentsMathematical and Numerical TheoryA Model for Iron and Manganese in SedimentsSimulationsConclusionsReferencesTrace Metal Chemistry in Porewaters, G.W. Luther, IIIIntroductionExperimentalMineral Formation and Dissolution ProcessFactors Governing Metal Speciation in PorewatersConclusionReferencesMetal Adsorption onto and Desorption From Sediments, I. RatesIntroductionMultiple ReactionsData Calculation and PlottingResultsTheses Concerning Cationic Metal Adsorption and DesorptionSummaryReferencesMetal and Silicate Sorption and Subsequent Mineral Formation on Bacterial Surfaces: Subsurface Implications, S. Schultze-Lam, M. Urrutia-Mera, and T. BeveridgeIntroductionBacterial Structure and Cell Surface ChemistryBiofilmsMetal Ion Binding by Bacterial CellsMineral Formation on Bacterial CellsMetal Ion Transport and the Immobilization of Toxic Heavy MetalsReferencesDetermination of Redox Status in Sediments, T. Grundl IntroductionRedox Intensity in Ideal SystemsRedox Intensity in Disequilibrium SystemsRedox Intensity in Natural SystemsAlternate Techniques to Measure Redox IntensityRedox Capacity in Ideal SystemsRedox Capacity in Disequilibrium SystemsAlternate Methods of Describing Redox StatusSummaryReferencesChanges in Metal Speciation Following Alteration of Sediment...
