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1 online resource (v, 3348-3485 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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National Academy of Sciences colloquium series
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National Academy of Sciences colloquium series.
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| Note |
"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 96, pp. 3348-3485, March 30, 1999"--Page 2 of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
""COLLOQUIUM ON GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY, AND HUMAN WELFARE""; ""NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES""; ""Geology, Mineralogy, and Human Welfare""; ""Contents""; ""Geology, mineralogy, and human welfare""; ""Characterization of complex mineral assemblages: Implications for contaminant transport and environmental remediation""; ""Reactive Mineral Phases in Soils: An Historical View""; ""Mixed Mineral Assemblages in Natural Systems""; ""Mineralogy and Surface Chemistry of Complex Mineral Assemblages Isolated From Soils and Aquifer Materials"" |
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""Surface Chemistry of Mixed Mineral Assemblages and the Implication for Solute Transport""""Surface Chemistry of Mixed Mineral Assemblages and the Implication for Contaminant Transport and and Subsurface Remediation""; ""Conclusions""; ""Surface geochemistry of the clay minerals""; ""Contaminant bioavailability in soils, sediments, and aquatic environments""; ""Solubility and the Solubility Product""; ""Pb-Phosphates""; ""Apatite Chemistry""; ""Reaction of Dissolved Pb with Apatites""; ""Reaction of Apatites with Sorbed and Solid-Phase Pb"" |
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""Reactions of Apatites with Pb-Contaminated Soils""""Effects of Apatites on the Bioavailability of Pb in Contaminated Soils""; ""Conclusions""; ""Airborne minerals and related aerosol particles: Effects on climate and the environment""; ""Aerosols, Climate, and the Environment""; ""Mineralogical Techniques Applied to Single Aerosol Particles""; ""Open Problems, Issues, and Results""; ""Oceanic minerals: Their origin, nature of their environment, and significance""; ""Sediment Types, Sources, and Distribution in the Ocean"" |
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""Examples of Recent Advances in Studies of Oceanic Minerals and Implications for Chemical Paleoceanography and Global Change""""Mineral surfaces and bioavailability of heavy metals: A molecular-scale perspective""; ""EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""Long-range transport of mineral dust in the global atmosphere: Impact of African dust on the environment of the southeastern�""; ""The Global Scale Distribution of Mineral Dust""; ""Dust Sources and Regional Characteristics""; ""Processes in Dust Source Areas"" |
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""African Dust Transport to Miami: An Example of Possible Air Quality Issues""""Conclusions""; ""Biological impact on mineral dissolution: Application of the lichen model to understanding mineral weathering in the�""; ""Mineral Weathering, Microbes, and Geochemical Cycles""; ""Application of Insights from the Lichen�Mineral Interface to Soils""; ""A risk assessment for exposure to grunerite asbestos (amosite) in an iron ore mine""; ""Potential effects of gas hydrate on human welfare""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Health impacts of domestic coal use in China"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Geology -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses.
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Geology -- Environmental aspects. |
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Geology. |
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Mineralogy -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses.
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Mineralogy. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Joseph V.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Colloquium on geology, mineralogy, and human welfare. Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1999 (DLC) 99474273 |
| ISBN |
0309569249 (electronic book) |
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9780309569248 (electronic book) |
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0309064260 |
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