Organic substances in soil and water : natural constituents and their influences on contaminant behaviour /
Contributor(s): Beck, A. J [Ed.] | Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
| International Conference on Organic Substances in Soil and Water (1992 : Lancaster University, UK).
Series: Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)): 135.Publisher: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, c1993Description: x, 200 p : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0851866352; 9780851866352 :.Subject(s): Humus | Organic compounds -- Environmental aspects | Soil pollution | Water -- Pollution | Humus. $2 ram | Polluants organiques de l'eau. $2 ram | Sols -- Pollution. $2 ram | Water | SoilsDDC classification: 628 Summary: Soils are known to contain a variety of compounds, such as pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and aromatic hydrocarbons, in addition to toxic heavy metals, which have been designated pollutants. This study examines the risk these compounds pose to both the environment and human life.
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"Based on the Keynote papers presented at the International Conference on Organic Substances in Soil and Water, held at Lancaster University, UK on 14-17 September, 1992"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Soils are known to contain a variety of compounds, such as pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and aromatic hydrocarbons, in addition to toxic heavy metals, which have been designated pollutants. This study examines the risk these compounds pose to both the environment and human life.
Based on the keynote papers ..at the International Conference on Organic Substances in soil and water held at Lancaster University, UK 14 - 17 Sept. 1992