| Sect. I | | Introduction on arid zone soil by Arieh Singer | | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | | Arid zone soils : nature and properties | | 3 |
| Sect. II | | Biogeochemistry of trace elements in arid environments by Fengxiang X. Han | | 45 |
| Ch. 2 | | Trace element distribution in arid zone soils | | 47 |
| Ch. 3 | | Solution chemistry of trace elements in arid zone soils | | 69 |
| Ch. 4 | | Selective sequential dissolution for trace elements in arid zone soils | | 107 |
| Ch. 5 | | Binding and distribution of trace elements among solid-phase components in arid zone soils | | 131 |
| Ch. 6 | | Transfer fluxes of trace elements in arid zone soils - a case study : Israeli arid soils | | 169 |
| Ch. 7 | | Bioavailability of trace elements in arid zone soils | | 221 |
| Ch. 8 | | Trace element pollution in arid zone soils | | 267 |
| Ch. 9 | | Global perspectives of anthropogenic interferences in the natural trace element distribution : industrial age inputs of trace elements into the pedosphere | | 303 |