Biogenic—Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems

Download or read book Biogenic—Abiogenic Interactions in Natural and Anthropogenic Systems written by Olga V. Frank-Kamenetskaya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a collection of papers presented at the V International Symposium "Biogenic - abiogenic interactions in natural and anthropogenic systems" that was held from 20-22 October 2014 in Saint Petersburg (Russia). Papers in this book cover a wide range of topics connected with interactions between biogenic and abiogenic components in the lithosphere, biosphere and technosphere. The main topics include: biomineralization in geosystems, geochemistry of biogenic-abiogenic systems, biomineral interactions in soil, minerals in living organisms and biomimetic materials, medical geology, bioweathering and destruction of cultural heritage.