Fluorides in the environment : effects on plants and animals / L. H. Weinstein and A. Davison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weinstein, Leonard H., 1926-

Contributor:

Davison, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fluorides--Environmental aspects.

Fluorides.

Physical Description:

ix, 287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Publishing, [2004]

Contents:

1. The History of Fluorine and Sources of Fluorides in the Environment 1

2. Uptake, Transport and Accumulation of Inorganic Fluorides by Plants and Animals 21

3. Effects of Inorganic Fluorides on Animals 56

4. Effects of Inorganic Fluorides on Plants and Other Organisms 86

5. Some Case Histories Involving Fluoride Contamination 119

6. Monitoring and Identifying Effects of Fluoride in the Field 147

7. Environmental Standards to Protect Humans, Other Animals and Plants 181

8. Natural Organofluorine Compounds 191

9. Manufactured Organofluorine Compounds 218.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-280) and index.

ISBN:

0851996833

OCLC:

52478444