Metals in Coastal Environments of Latin America [Paperback]

For the first time a state-of-the-art of present metal pollution along the coastline of Latin America is provided. This collection of papers from a conference held in August 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is designed to inform readers of recent advances in an important, interdisciplinary field. Primary focus is on: - Metal Surveys, Metals in Sediments, Metals in Biota, Metal Transport and Cycles, Metal Monitoring. A final chapter combines conclusion, outlook and recommendations of how to master the critical situation of metal concentrations in coastal environments of Latin America. This book fills a long-standing gap in the literature and will be of prime interest to researchers, students and professionals in geology, biology and chemistry.For the first time a state-of-the-art of present metal pollution along the coastline of Latin America is provided. This collection of papers from a conference held in August 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is designed to inform readers of recent advances in an important, interdisciplinary field. Primary focus is on: - Metal Surveys, Metals in Sediments, Metals in Biota, Metal Transport and Cycles, Metal Monitoring. A final chapter combines conclusion, outlook and recommendations of how to master the critical situation of metal concentrations in coastal environments of Latin America. This book fills a long-standing gap in the literature and will be of prime interest to researchers, students and professionals in geology, biology and chemistry.Metal Surveys.- Heavy Metal Surveys in Brazilian Coastal Environments.- Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments of the Blanca Bay, Argentina.- A Preliminary Survey of Heavy Metal Concentrations in some Estuarine Organisms in the Littoral Zone of S?o Luis Island, Maranh?o, Brazil.- Study of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Tributary Rivers of the Jacarepagua Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, Through Sediment Analysis.- Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Seawater and Sediments from Coastal Areas lÃÒ