Heavy metals in the environment : impact, assessment, and remediation /
Heavy Metals in the Environment: Impact, Assessment, and Remediation synthesizes both fundamental concepts of heavy metal pollutants and state-of-the-art techniques and technologies for assessment and remediation. The book discusses the sources, origin and health risk assessment of heavy metals as w...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Heavy Metals in the Environment: Impact, Assessment, and Remediation synthesizes both fundamental concepts of heavy metal pollutants and state-of-the-art techniques and technologies for assessment and remediation. The book discusses the sources, origin and health risk assessment of heavy metals as well as the application of GIS, remote sensing and multivariate techniques in the assessment of heavy metals. The various contamination indices like contamination factor, geoaccumulation index, enrichment factor, and pollution index ecological risk index are also included to provide further context on the state of heavy metals in the environment. Covering a variety of approaches, techniques, and scenarios, this book is a key resource for environmental scientists and policymakers working to address environmental pollutants. |
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| Item Description: | 3.5 Impacts of heavy metals on soil microorganisms. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0128216603 9780128216606 |