Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients :Consequences in Ecosystems and Human Health
Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients :Consequences in Ecosystems and Human Health
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Access state-of-the-art research about trace element contamination and its impact on human health in Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients: Consequences in Ecosystems and Human Health. In this ground-breaking guide, find exhaustive evidence of trace element contamination in the environment with topics like the functions and essentiality of trace metals, bioavailability and uptake biochemistry, membrane biochemistry and transport mechanisms, and enzymology. Find case studies that will reinforce the fundamentals of mineral nutrition in plants and animals and current information about fortified foods and nutrient deficiencies.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780470180952 |
| ISBN10 | 0470180951 |
| Number Of Pages | 808 |
| Item Weight | 1196 g |
| Product Dimensions | 165 x 238 x 41 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
M. N. V. Prasad, PhD, is a Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Hyderabad, India, and is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of six books and more than 170 research papers on environmental botany and heavy metal stress in plants. Dr. Prasad is an elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, England, and the National Institute of Ecology, New Delhi, India; life member of the National Institute of Ecology and the Bioenergy Society of India; and a member of the International Allelopathy Society and the Indian Network for Soil Contamination Research.