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Contents VII
5.4 Calcium 97
5.5 Magnesium 98
5.6 Iron 99
5.7 Manganese 101
5.8 Aluminium 103
5.9 Chloride 105
5.10 Inorganic carbon 107
5.11 Sulphate and sulphide 110
Exercises 112
6 NUTRIENTS 115
6.1 Introduction 115
6.2 Nitrogen 117
6.2.1 Environmental role and occurrence of nitrogen 117
6.2.2 Nitrogen cycle 118
6.2.3 External sources and sinks 120
6.3 Phosphorus 121
6.3.1 Environmental role and occurrence of phosphorus 121
6.3.2 Phosphorus cycle 123
6.3.3 External sources and sinks 124
Exercises 125
7 HEAVY METALS 127
7.1 Introduction 127
7.2 Zinc 130
7.3 Copper 131
7.4 Lead 132
7.5 Cadmium 133
7.6 Nickel 134
7.7 Chromium 134
7.8 Mercury 135
7.9 Arsenic 137
7.10 Selenium 138
Exercises 140
8 RADIONUCLIDES 143
8.1 Introduction 143
8.2 Natural radionuclides 147
8.2.1 Terrestrial radionuclides 147
8.2.2 Cosmogenic radionuclides 151
8.3 Man-made radionuclides 152
8.3.1 Production and releases 152
8.3.2 Accidental releases 155
8.3.3 Nuclear weapons 157
8.3.4 Environmental behaviour and effects of selected man-made radionuclides 158
Exercises 160
9 ORGANIC POLLUTANTS 161
9.1 Introduction 161
9.2 Petroleum and derivatives 165
9.3 Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 166
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