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Geochemical Aspects of the Distribution and Forms of Heavy Metals in Soils

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Effect of Heavy Metal Pollution on Plants

Part of the book series: Pollution Monitoring Series ((PMS,volume 2))

Abstract

The total concentrations of trace metals and metalloids in soils, their chemical forms, mobility and availability to the food chain, provide the basis for a range of problems in crop, animal and human health. Some 15 elements present in rocks and soils, normally in very small amounts, are essential for plant and/or animal nutrition. Boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, silicon, vanadium and zinc are required by plants; copper, cobalt, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium and zinc by animals. The roles of arsenic, fluorine, nickel, silicon, tin and vanadium have also been established in recent years in animal nutrition. In large concentrations, many of the trace elements/metals may be toxic to plants and/or animals, or may affect the quality of foodstuffs for human consumption. These potentially toxic elements include arsenic, boron, cadmium, copper, fluorine, lead, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium and zinc.

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