Environmental Geochemistry in the Tropics
Environmental Geochemistry in the Tropics By Egbert K. Duursma (auth.), Prof Dr. Julio C. Wasserman, Prof Dr. Emmanuel V. Silva-Filho, Prof Dr. Roberto Villas-Boas (eds.)
1998 | 310 Pages | ISBN: 3540637303 | PDF | 8 MB
1998 | 310 Pages | ISBN: 3540637303 | PDF | 8 MB
Held in 1993 in Niterói, Brazil, the first International Conference on Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical Countries established a starting point for this book. The book opens with a discussion of the points that arose during the closing session, summarised by Dr. E.K. Duursma: TheEnvironment in the Tropics Remains Unknown. Most of the processes that occur in temperate environments turn out to be completely different in the tropics. This can already be seen in Chapter 3, where estimates of radionuclide transfer factors reach values considerably greater than in temperate areas. The utilisation of variables measured in temperate environments for modelling of the tropics can result in completely erroneous conclusions and, worse, inefficient remediation solutions.