2nd Edition

Cadmium in the Environment

By Lars Friberg Copyright 1971
168 Pages
by CRC Press

168 Pages
by CRC Press

The focus of this report is upon information essential to the understanding of the toxic action of cadmium and the relationship between dose (exposure) and effects on human beings and animals. The therapy of cadmium poisoning has not been discussed.This review on cadmium in the environment has been performed under a contract between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of... Read more
1. Heavy Metals in the Marine Environment P. S. Rainbow and R. W. Furness 2. Trace Metals in Seawater J- D. Burton and P. J. Stratham 3. Metals in the Marine Atmosphere R. Chester and K. J. T. Murphy 4. Processes Affecting Metal Concentrations in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Sediments S. N. Luoma 5. Heavy Metal Levels in Marine Invertebrates P. S. Rainbow 6. Use of Microalgae and Invertebrates as Monitors of Metal Levels in Estuaries and Coastal Waters D. J. H. Phillies 7. Toxic Effects of Metals and the Incidence of Metal Pollution in Marine Ecosystems W. J. Langston 8. Biochemical and Cytological Assessments of Metal Toxicity in Marine Animals S. G. George 9. Metal Levels in Marine Vertebrates D. R. Thompson 10. The Use of Seabirds as Monitors of Heavy Metals in the Marine Environment P. M. Walsh 11. Evidence for Historical Changes in Global Metal Pollution- Snow and Ice Samples E. W. Wolff 12. Evidence from Biological Samples for Historical Changes in Global Metal Pollution R. W. Furness, D. R. Thompson, and P. M. Walsh 13. Human Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Marine Foods- A Case Study of Exceptionally High Intake among Greenlanders J.C. Hansen

Biography

Lars Friberg