Published 1987 | Version v1
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Cadmium and zinc

Creators

  • 1. North Dakota Public Service Commission, Reclamation Div., Bismarck, ND (USA)

Description

Cadmium and zinc are naturally occurring trace metals that are often considered together because of their close geochemical association and similarities in chemical reactivity. The loss of two electrons from an atom of Cd or Zn imparts to each an electron configuration with completely filled d orbitals; this results in a highly stable 2/sup +/ oxidation state. But Cd and Zn differ greatly in their significance to biological systems. Whereas Zn is an essential nutrient for plants, animals, and humans, Cd is best known for its toxicity to plants and as a causative agent of several disease syndromes in animals and humans

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Soil Conservation Society of America.
Imprint Place
Ankeny, IA (USA)
ISBN
0-935734-14-7
Imprint Title
Reclaiming mine soils and overburden in the western United States: Analytic parameters and procedures
Imprint Pagination
vp.
Journal Page Range
p. 283-312.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20045134
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; CADMIUM; HEALTH HAZARDS; MAN; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; PLANTS; POLLUTANTS; REVIEWS; STABILITY; TOXICITY; TRACE AMOUNTS; ZINC
Descriptors DEC
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; HAZARDS; MAMMALS; METALS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES