Heavy metals in municipal solid waste deposits
Popular Abstract in Swedish Tungmetaller i kommunala avfallsupplagExtensive use of heavy metals in modern society influences routes followed by fluxes on the surface of the Earth. The changed flow paths may be harmful for the balance of biological systems at different levels, micro-organisms, human beings and whole ecosystems, since the toxicity of heavy metals is determined by their concentrations and chemical forms. The fluxes of cadmium in Sweden and especia