Download or read book Metal Ions in Biological Systems written by Astrid Sigel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-02-14 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details analytical methods for the determination of mercury and covers the biogeochemical cycling of mercury in lakes, rivers, oceans, the soil and the atmosphere. This volume also examines the microbial transformation of mercury species, their accumulation in the food chain, the physiology and toxicology, and more.