Congratulations to Nelson and co-editors Guangliang Liu and Yong Cai on the release of their text "Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury", published by Wiley. The book explains the environmental behaviour and toxicological effects of mercury on humans and other organisms, and provides a baseline for what is known and what uncertainties remain in respect to mercury cycling. The chapters focus on the fundamental science underlying the environmental chemistry and fate of mercury. Comprised of four parts that present an overview of mercury in the environment, mercury transformations, transport, and bioaccumulation and toxicology, each chapter of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury includes the basic concepts of the targeted subject, a critical review of that subject, and the future research needs. This work will be invaluable to a wide range of policy experts, environ-mental scientists, and other people requiring a comprehensive source for the state of the science in this field.
ISBN: 978-0-470-57872-8 - available from Wiley also as an ebook