Cadmium in the environment

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InhaltsverzeichnisI: Cadmium in the Environment.Geochemistry of cadmium.Evaluation of methods for the speciation of cadmium.Cadmium in the atmosphere.Cadmium in fresh and estuarine waters.The distribution of cadmium in the sea.Cadmium in sediments.Removal of cadmium from wastewaters.II: Bioaccumulation of Cadmium.Cadmium in sludges used as fertilizer.Bioaccumulation of cadmium in marine organisms.Cadmium in freshwater ecosystems.Cadmium contamination in agriculture and zootechnology.Pathways and distribution of cadmium in grasslands.Contamination and effects of cadmium in native plants.III: Cadmium and Human Health.Cadmium in foods and the diet.Cadmium in human population.Biological indicators of cadmium exposure and toxicity.Human health effects of exposure to cadmium.Cadmium, the environment and human health.