Part I Basic Principles
1 Introduction ................................................. 3
Brian J. Alloway
2 Sources of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils ............. 11
Brian J. Alloway
3 Chemistry of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Soils ........... 51
Scott D. Young
4 Methods for the Determination of Heavy Metals and
Metalloids in Soils ......................................... 97
Christine M. Davidson
5 Effects of Heavy Metals and Metalloids on Soil Organisms ... 141
Mark E. Hodson
6 Soil-Plant Relationships of Heavy Metals and Metalloids .... 161
Ann Cuypers, Tony Remans, Nele Weyens, Jan Colpaert,
Andon Vassilev, and Jaco Vangronsveld
7 Heavy Metals and Metalloids as Micronutrients for Plants
and Animals ................................................ 195
Brian J. Alloway
8 Critical Loads of Heavy Metals for Soils ................... 211
Wim de Vries, Jan Engelbert Groenenberg, Steve Lofts, Ed
Tipping, and Maximilian Posch
Part II Key Heavy Metals and Metalloids
9 Arsenic .................................................... 241
Walter W. Wenzel
10 Cadmium .................................................... 283
Erik Smolders and Jelle Mertens
11 Chromium and Nickel ........................................ 313
Cristina Gonnelli and Giancarlo Renella
12 Cobalt and Manganese ....................................... 335
Nicholas С. Uren
13 Copper ..................................................... 367
Koen Oorts
14 Lead ....................................................... 395
Eiliv Steinnes
15 Mercury .................................................... 411
Eiliv Steinnes
16 Selenium ................................................... 429
Olav Albert Christophersen, Graham Lyons, Anna Haug, and
Eiliv Steinnes
17 Zinc ....................................................... 465
Jelle Mertens and Erik Smolders
Part III Other Heavy Metals and Metalloids of Potential
Environmental Significance
18 Antimony ................................................... 497
Rafael Clemente
19 Barium ..................................................... 507
Paula Madejón
20 Gold ....................................................... 515
Rafael Clemente
21 Molybdenum ................................................. 527
Brian J. Alloway
22 Silver ..................................................... 535
Rafael Clemente
23 Thallium ................................................... 543
Paula Madejón
24 Tin ........................................................ 551
Brian J. Alloway
25 Tungsten ................................................... 559
Rafael Clemente and Nicholas W. Lepp
26 Uranium .................................................... 565
Brian J. Alloway
27 Vanadium ................................................... 579
Paula Madejón
Glossary of Specialized Terms ................................. 589
Index ......................................................... 597
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