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Elements in North
American Soils, Second Edition
by James
Dragun and Khaled Chekiri
US $34.95,
2005, 274 pp. ISBN: 1-884940-33-1
The
amount of literature and data on the subject of element
concentrations in soils is extensive. Data on background
element concentrations in soils from specific geographic
regions is scattered throughout many different journals and
government documents. This book updates the data presented
in the book titled “Elements in North American Soils” (Dragun
J and Chiasson A, 1991). The tables presented in this book
summarize background concentrations for 84 elements that
were published in 144 technical publications and books. The
authors reviewed over 300 papers and books related to
background concentrations of elements in soil. Each paper
and book was reviewed to ensure that the background
concentrations that were reported for a particular element
represent background concentrations in that particular
locality and were not influenced by anthropogenic (i.e., man
made) contributions. If the paper or book did not contain
this statement, these data were omitted from consideration.
This book does not deal with detailed discussions of soil
chemistry or the theory of element behavior in soils; these
subjects are well treated elsewhere (Adriono, 1986; Dixon
and Weed, 1989; Dragun, 1998). This book begins with a
discussion of soils and soil formation along with some basic
concepts and general principles helpful in understanding the
data presented in the tables. For more detailed discussions
of soils and soil formation processes, the reader is
directed to other works including Singer and Munns (1991),
Dixon and Weed (1989), and Dragun (1998). It should be
emphasized that the data presented in this book are for
comparison purposes only and should not necessarily replace
rigorously developed state or regulatory requirements
regarding the development of site-specific background
concentrations of a particular element in soil. However, we
do hope this book serves the particular needs of the reader
and helps to save time and money by providing a baseline for
comparing what is the “normal” concentration of a particular
element in soil.
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