Biogeochemistry of Serpentine Soils

Zeng-Yei Hseu (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

154 Seiten

2018
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
9781536131710 (ISBN)

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Soils have various functions in all ecosystems, particularly for environmental quality and human health. The parent materials of serpentine soils are characterized by much higher contents of elements such as Mg, Fe, Cr, Ni, Co, and Mn, and thus the derived soils display potentially ecological or environmental risk due to high levels of geogenic heavy metals, low concentrations of P and K, low Ca/Mg ratios, unique flora, and unstable landscape. Serpentine soils can be produced by ultramafics alone and also by hydrothermally altered ultramafics in the presence of serpentines, but they are abundant in ophiolite belts along tectonic plate margins. To sustain natural resources such as serpentine soils, we need a better understanding for the impact of serpentine soils on (1) the pedosphere and rhizosphere, (2) ecology and restoration, (3) biogeochemical cycling of elements, (4) environmental quality, crop quality, food safety, and human health, and (5) phyto-accumulation and agromining of heavy metals (ie: nickel) worldwide. Hence, the purpose of this book is to study the biogeochemical characteristics of serpentine soils. In the beginning, the authors introduce the basic knowledge of these soils including pedogenesis, mineral weathering, morphology, and classification. Moreover, bioavailability, plant uptake, and human health risk were discussed for the enriched heavy metals in serpentine soil. Finally, applications of serpentine soil in the environment were mentioned for research needs in the future.

(Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)

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Erscheinungsdatum	13.09.2018
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 230 mm
Gewicht	396 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-13	9781536131710 / 9781536131710
Zustand	Neuware