Colloquium on geology, mineralogy, and human welfare / [edited by Joseph V. Smith].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smith, Joseph V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geology--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Geology.

Mineralogy--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Mineralogy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy of Sciences, 1999.

Language Note:

English

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""

""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 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""

""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""

""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""

""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""

""Health Problems Caused by Trace Element Emissions""

Notes:

"Reprinted from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 96, pp. 3348-3485, March 30, 1999"--P. [2] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-21018-4

9786610210183

0-309-56924-9

OCLC:

923269750