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Inorganic Contaminants of Surface Water

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With an average abundance of 5% by weight, iron is the fourth most abundant element in the earth’s crust. The principal ores include magnetite (Fe3O4), siderite (FeCO3), limonite [FeO(OH)], and hematite (Fe2O3). Iron is an essential trace element, required by both animals and plants. In some waters it may limit, either directly or indirectly, the growth of algae; it is also essential to oxygen transport in the blood of all vertebrates and some invertebrates. Although iron is of little direct toxicologic significance, it often controls the concentration of other elements, including toxic heavy metals, in surface waters.

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Moore, J.W. (1991). Iron. In: Inorganic Contaminants of Surface Water. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3004-5_13

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