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Much of the convenience of modern life resides in sheet metal, the cowling shield of most machines and appliances. However, the load that this takes off human shoulders has to be carried elsewhere, and the Earth has borne the burden. Many of us woke up to the environmental cost when over a century of industrialization finally surpassed the capacity of nature to assimilate it. International in scope, Heavy Metals in the Environment: Using Wetlands for Their Removal discusses wetland functions and heavy metal contamination. It addresses such questions as: Can systems powered by sunlight handle to.
Front Cover; Foreword; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Problems and Needs; 3. Background of Published Studies on Lead and Wetlands; 4. Biogeochemical Cycle of Lead and the Energy Hierarchy; 5. Ecological Assessment of the Steele City Swamps*; 6. Lead Distribution in Steele City Swamps*; 7. Experiments with Lead and Acid in Wetland Microcosms*; 8. Simulation Model of a Lead-Containing Swamp Ecosystem; 9. Lead and Zinc Retention in the Biala River Wetland of Poland; 10. Perspectives on Lead and Zinc Manufacturing, and Environment.
11. The Ecological Economics of Natural Wetland Retention of Lead*12. Emergy Evaluation of Treatment Alternatives in Poland; 13. The Evolution of Environmental Law and the Industrial Lead Cycle; 14. Summary, Policy for Heavy Metals and Environment; Appendices; References; INDEX.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.