Managing Arsenic in the Environment: From Soil to Human Health - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0643068686 ISBN 13: 9780643068681

Verlag: CSIRO Publishing, 2006

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Arsenic is one of the most toxic and carcinogenic elements in the environment. This book brings together the current knowledge on arsenic contamination worldwide, reviewing the field, highlighting common themes and pointing to key areas needing future research. Contributions discuss methods for accurate identification and quantification of individual arsenic species in a range of environmental and biological matrices and give an overview of the environmental chemistry of arsenic. Next, chapters deal with the dynamics of arsenic in groundwater and aspects of arsenic in soils and plants, including plant uptake studies, effects on crop quality and yield, and the corresponding food chain and human health issues associated with these exposure pathways. These concerns are coupled with the challenge to develop efficient, cost effective risk management and remediation strategies: recent technological advances are described and assessed, including the use of adsorbants, photo-oxidation, bioremediation and electrokinetic remediation. The book concludes with eleven detailed regional perspectives of the extent and severity of arsenic contamination from around the world. It will be invaluable for arsenic researchers as well as environmental scientists and environmental chemists, toxicologists, medical scientists, and statutory authorities seeking an in-depth view of the issues surrounding this toxin.

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• Verlag: CSIRO Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0643068686
• ISBN 13: 9780643068681
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 544
• Herausgeber: Naidu Ravi, Smith Euan, Owens Gary, Bhattacharya Prosun, Nadebaum Peter