Description
Metals in Water: Global Sources, Significance, and Treatment covers metal pollution in water, where they come from, their effects, and remediation processes. Sections overview heavy metals pollution, including their global health impacts and remediation measures. Geogenic and anthropogenic input of heavy metals in water are described, along with global case studies, step-by-step methods on remediation techniques, different detection sensors, and assessment practices of toxicity of heavy metals. The book focuses on recent research surrounding heavy metals' contamination in water resources and its impact across the globe. Chapters incorporate both theoretical and practical aspects and serve as baseline information for water resources studies.This book is useful for postgraduate students, teachers and researchers working in areas of water resources and pollution, hydrochemistry, environmental remediation and toxicology who are looking to understand the affects metals have on water, the environment and health, and also those looking for methods for remediation.- Presents global case studies of sites contaminated by metals, effects on the environment, and successful remediation techniques- Includes a whole section on remedial measures, with clear step-by-step "how to" guides- Provides chapters covering detailed biogeochemical processes
Table of Contents
A. Sources and distribution of metals in water resources1. Geogenic origin of metals and metalloid contamination in water resources2. Air born contamination of metals in water resources3. Metal contamination in water resources due to various anthropogenic activities like agriculture, industrial, transportation and mining4. Local and regional hotspot of some metals like Hg, Cr, Pb, Cd and U5. Global Distribution of metals in water resources like As, F and FeB. Detection of Metals6. Various biological and other indicator for metal contamination in water7. Various measurement techniques to detection of metals in water resources8. Different advancer Sensors to detect different metals in water resources9. Various indices to find out pollution and toxicity impact of metals10.Various guideline by different environmental agencies related to the metalsC. Biogeochemistry of metals and assessment of toxicity11. Metal pollution in aquatic environment and impact on flora and fauna12. Metal contamination in groundwater source and impact assessment13. Metal pollution in marine environment sources and impact assessment14. Assessment of toxicity and wildlife and human health impacts of metals15. Biogeochemical process, pH effect, oxidation reduction and complex process of metals in water resources16. Effect of climate change on metal concentrations and distributionsD. Remediation and removal measure of Metals17. Photocytalic degradation of metals from contaminated water18. Phytoremediation of metals from contaminated water19. Application of microbes to remove metals from contaminated water20. Application of low-cost adsorbents for metals remediation21. Metals removal by membrane filtration22. Advance nanotechnology for metals remediation from contaminated water23. Integrated method of metals remediation from contaminated water 24. Indigenous techniques to remove metals from contaminated water25. Various method of the recovery of metals from the waste water
