Volume 44 , devoted solely to the vital research areas concerning the biogeochemistry of metals and their transport in the environment and availability to living systems, offers 9 timely and authoritative chapters on these fascinating topics by 19 internationally recognized experts.
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DK820X_half 11/8/04 9:37 AM Page 1 METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS VOLUME 44 Biogeochemisty, Availability, and Transport of Metals in the Environment DK820X_title 1/7/05 2:29 PM Page 1 METAL IONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS Edited by Astrid Sigel Helmut Sigel Department of Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry University of Basel CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland and Roland K. O. Sigel Institute of Inorganic Chemistry University of Zürich CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland VOLUME 44 Biogeochemistry, Availability, and Transport of Metals in the Environment Boca Raton London New York Singapore DK820X_Disc Page 1 Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:54 AM The figure on the cover is Figure 5 of Chapter 9 by R.E.M. Rickaby and D.P. Schrag. Published in 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-10: 0-8493-3820-4 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-8493-3820-5 (Hardcover) Library of Congress Card Number 2004061452 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility