Metal Ions in Biological Systems
Contributors: Helmut Sigel (Editor); Astrid Sigel (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: March 25, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780824786397
Subjects: Biochemistry; Environmental science; Inorganic chemistry; Waste management; Pollutants; Enzymology; Bio-Organic Chemistry; Science/Mathematics; Science; Microbial metabolism; Metalloenzymes; Life Sciences - Evolution; Chemistry - General; Chemistry - Inorganic; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Science / Chemistry / Inorganic; Biodegradation; Metabolism
First sentence: In the last decade, the estimated worldwide annual production of synthetic chemicals was in the range of some 300 x 106 metric tonnes resulting in a flux of synthetically produced organic material of approximately 40 g m-2 year-1 in industrialized countries, equivalent to approximately 15% of the net primary biomass production [1-4].