Heavy metal contamination of water and soil : analysis, assessment, and remediation strategies /

Although adverse health effects of heavy metals have been known for a long time, exposure to heavy metals continues and is even increasing in some areas. Remediating heavy metal contaminated soils and water is necessary to reduce the associated health and ecological risks, make the land resource ava...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Asrari, Elham, Abdu, Arifin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton, Florida ; Oakville, Canada : CRC Press : Apple Academic Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Although adverse health effects of heavy metals have been known for a long time, exposure to heavy metals continues and is even increasing in some areas. Remediating heavy metal contaminated soils and water is necessary to reduce the associated health and ecological risks, make the land resource available for agricultural production, enhance food security, and scale down land tenure problems. This book discusses the causes and the environmental impact of heavy metal contamination. It then explores many exciting new methods of analysis and decontamination currently studied and applied in the.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (382 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
ISBN:0429173806
9780429173806
1482239655
9781482239652