Merian's Elements and Their Compounds in the Environment

Building on the success of the two previous editions, the new "Merian" contains more data than ever before, covering over 100 elements and thousands of compounds, all in a readily accessible desktop reference format.
Now divided into two major parts and focusing on the essentials in this highly diverse field, the first part presents general aspects on the occurrence and behavior of elements in the major environmental compartments, their interactions with organisms, their regulation and control, as well as remediation measures. The second part has been completely re-designed and presents relevant data from a wide variety of sources on all environmental aspects. All the data and data sources have been carefully reviewed by the international editorial team, resulting in truly reliable information, and the use of a tabular format allows for quick reference and comparative studies. Finally, the data and examples have been taken from every continent to reflect the growing concern about environmental pollution in many parts of the world.

Ji??rg Matschullat holds the chair of Geochemistry and Geoecology at the Technical University Freiberg (Germany), where he also heads the Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Centre. Having obtained his academic degrees from the universities of Ti??bingen and Gi??ttingen, he pursued his academic career at the universities of Clausthal and Heidelberg before moving to Freiberg in 1999. Since 1998, he is also a frequent guest lecturer at the universities of Campinas and Belo Horizonte (Brazil).

Jack Ng leads the Risk Assessment and Intervention group at the Australian National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology (Entox) at the University of Queensland (Australia). Having started his scientific career as an industrial chemist at the Carlton & United Breweries, he joined the University of Queensland in 1977 and commenced his research career in the Toxicology Laboratory within the Veterinary School. In 1992, Jack moved to his current position of Professorial Research Fellow at Entox.

Jerome Nriagu is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Research Professor at the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, Ann Arbor (USA). Before joining the university in 1993, he was a research scientist with Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario. Professor Nriagu was the longtime Editor-in-chief of the journal Science of the Total Environment, and has edited several major encyclopedias and book series, including the Encyclopedia of Environmental Health (published in 2011). His scientific awards include the Senior Fulbright Fellowship and the Distinguished Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize.