Boron: the fifth element

Abstract

The environment has never before been the focus ofsuch fascination, challenge and global engagement. Yet trying to comprehend it or predict how it might evolve is difficult because of the complexities of the systems. This is a volume of immense scope that provides up to date information on the range ofnew isotopic tools that are being developed and utilised to assail this issue. It is an invaluable reference work that explains the range of techniques, the archives and the discoveries, and should be of interest to any environmental scientist who wants to explore and understand these same critical parts of Earth’s surface