List of Acronyms/Abbreviations .............................................................................xix

List of Data Units ....................................................................................................xxi

Preface.................................................................................................................. xxiii

The Periodic Table of Elements .............................................................................xxv

Authors .................................................................................................................xxvii

Chapter 1 Aluminum [Al, 27] ...............................................................................1

1.1 Introduction ...............................................................................1

1.2 Soils ...........................................................................................1

1.3 Waters ........................................................................................2

1.4 Air ..............................................................................................3

1.5 Plants .........................................................................................3

1.6 Humans ......................................................................................4

Chapter 2 Antimony [Sb, 51] .................................................................................7

2.1 Introduction ...............................................................................7

2.2 Soils ...........................................................................................7

2.3 Waters ........................................................................................9

2.4 Air ..............................................................................................9

2.5 Plants ....................................................................................... 10

2.6 Humans .................................................................................... 10

Chapter 3 Arsenic [As, 33] .................................................................................. 13

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 13

3.2 Soils ......................................................................................... 13

3.3 Waters ...................................................................................... 15

3.4 Air ............................................................................................ 16

3.5 Plants ....................................................................................... 16

3.6 Humans .................................................................................... 18

3.7 Animals ................................................................................... 21

Chapter 4 Barium [Ba, 56] .................................................................................. 23

4.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 23

4.2 Soils ......................................................................................... 23

4.3 Waters ......................................................................................24

4.4 Air ............................................................................................25

4.5 Plants .......................................................................................25

4.6 Humans ....................................................................................25

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