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Autore: | Weinstein Leonard H. <1926-> |
Titolo: | Fluorides in the environment [[electronic resource] ] : effects on plants and animals / / L.H. Weinstein and A. Davison |
Pubblicazione: | Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, USA, : CABI Pub., c2004 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.738 |
Soggetto topico: | Fluorides - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | DavisonA (Alan) |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-280) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The History of Fluorine and Sources of Fluorides in the Environment; 2 Uptake, Transport and Accumulation of Inorganic Fluorides by Plants and Animals; 3 Effects of Inorganic Fluorides on Animals; 4 Effects of Inorganic Fluorides on Plants and Other Organisms; Colour Plates; 5 Some Case Histories Involving Fluoride Contamination; 6 Monitoring and Identifying Effects of Fluoride in the Field; 7 Environmental Standards to Protect Humans, Other Animals and Plants; 8 Natural Organofluorine Compounds; 9 Manufactured Organofluorine Compounds; References; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Weinstein (Cornell U., US) and Davison (U. of Newcastle, Britain) provide background material on the natural and artificial occurrence of the element and its impact on biological beings, in order to inform the perennial debate about adding fluoride to public water systems. Among their topics are sou |
Titolo autorizzato: | Fluorides in the environment |
ISBN: | 1-280-86612-8 |
9786610866120 | |
0-85199-872-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910449662103321 |
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