Managing Arsenic in the Environment

From Soil to Human Health

Ravi Naidu, Euan Smith, Gary Owens, Prosun Bhattacharya, Peter Nadebaum (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

544 Seiten

2006
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-643-06868-1 (ISBN)

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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.

Editors and contributors; Introduction; Part A. Arsenic around the world - an overview; Part B. Analytical tools for assessing the dynamics of arsenic in environmental samples; Part C. Dynamics of arsenic in groundwater; Part D. Fate of arsenic in soil, water and plants; Part E. Food chain issues; Part F. Human health issues; Part G. Remediation of arsenic-contaminated water; Part H. Remediation of arsenic-contaminated soils; Part I. Country overviews; Part J. Conclusion; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2006
Verlagsort	Melbourne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 248 mm
Gewicht	1590 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-643-06868-6 / 0643068686
ISBN-13	978-0-643-06868-1 / 9780643068681
Zustand	Neuware