Heavy Metals in the Environment - Using Wetlands for Their Removal

Informationen zum Autor Howard T. Odum, Wlodzimierz Wójcik, Lowell Pritchard, Shanshin Ton, Joseph J. Delfino, Malgorzata Wójcik, Slawomir Leszczynski, Jay D. Patel , Steven J. Doherty, Jacek Stasik Klappentext Written by a leader in the growing field of ecological engineering, Heavy Metals in the Environment: Using Wetlands for Their Removal presents scientific studies that illustrate how natural systems use wetlands to adapt to changes in the ecosystem. It focuses primarily on lead, one of the first materials used by developing civilizations and a metal used heavily in the industrial era. The goal: to achieve a better fit of economics and the earth's natural cycles. Zusammenfassung Presents scientific studies that illustrate how natural systems use wetlands to adapt to changes in the ecosystem. This book focuses on lead, one of the first materials used by developing civilizations and a metal used heavily in the industrial era. Including tables, figures, photographs, and equations, it discusses ecological economics. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsIntroduction and Background. Lead in a Cypress-Gum Swamp, Jackson County, Florida. Lead and Wetlands in Poland. Value and Policy. Appendices. References.

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• Authors: Howard T. Odum, Howard T. (University of Florida Odum, Odum Howard T., Howard T. Odum Howard T.
• Assisted by: Howard T. Odum (Editor), Odum Howard T. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2000
• EAN: 9781566704014
• ISBN: 978-1-56670-401-4
• No. of pages: 340
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Biogeography, Pollution and threats to the environment, Environmental science, engineering and technology