UID:
almafu_9958104466602883
Format:
1 online resource (144 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-21018-4
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9786610210183
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0-309-56924-9
Note:
"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 96, pp. 3348-3485, March 30, 1999"--P. [2] of cover.
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""COLLOQUIUM ON GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND HUMAN WELFARE""; ""NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES""; ""Geology, Mineralogy, and Human Welfare""; ""Contents""; ""Geology, mineralogy, and human welfare""; ""Characterization of complex mineral assemblages: Implications for contaminant transport and environmental remediation""; ""Reactive Mineral Phases in Soils: An Historical View""; ""Mixed Mineral Assemblages in Natural Systems""; ""Mineralogy and Surface Chemistry of Complex Mineral Assemblages Isolated From Soils and Aquifer Materials""
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""Surface Chemistry of Mixed Mineral Assemblages and the Implication for Solute Transport""""Surface Chemistry of Mixed Mineral Assemblages and the Implication for Contaminant Transport and Subsurface Remediation""; ""Conclusions""; ""Surface geochemistry of the clay minerals""; ""Contaminant bioavailability in soils, sediments, and aquatic environments""; ""Solubility and the Solubility Product""; ""Pb-Phosphates""; ""Apatite Chemistry""; ""Reaction of Dissolved Pb with Apatites""; ""Reaction of Apatites with Sorbed and Solid-Phase Pb""
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""Reactions of Apatites with Pb-Contaminated Soils""""Effects of Apatites on the Bioavailability of Pb in Contaminated Soils""; ""Conclusions""; ""Airborne minerals and related aerosol particles: Effects on climate and the environment""; ""Aerosols, Climate, and the Environment""; ""Mineralogical Techniques Applied to Single Aerosol Particles""; ""Open Problems, Issues, and Results""; ""Oceanic minerals: Their origin, nature of their environment, and significance""; ""Sediment Types, Sources, and Distribution in the Ocean""
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""Examples of Recent Advances in Studies of Oceanic Minerals and Implications for Chemical Paleoceanography and Global Change""""Mineral surfaces and bioavailability of heavy metals: A molecular-scale perspective""; ""EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""Long-range transport of mineral dust in the global atmosphere: Impact of African dust on the environment of the southeastern�""; ""The Global Scale Distribution of Mineral Dust""; ""Dust Sources and Regional Characteristics""; ""Processes in Dust Source Areas""
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""African Dust Transport to Miami: An Example of Possible Air Quality Issues""""Conclusions""; ""Biological impact on mineral dissolution: Application of the lichen model to understanding mineral weathering in the�""; ""Mineral Weathering, Microbes, and Geochemical Cycles""; ""Application of Insights from the Lichen�Mineral Interface to Soils""; ""A risk assessment for exposure to grunerite asbestos (amosite) in an iron ore mine""; ""Potential effects of gas hydrate on human welfare""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Health impacts of domestic coal use in China""
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""Health Problems Caused by Trace Element Emissions""
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-309-06426-0
Language:
English
