Arsenic Toxicity Remediation Sustainable Nexus Approach /

Arsenic contamination in drinking water and crops is a major health issue in many countries worldwide, threatening the health of millions of people due to arsenic’s toxicity and carcinogenicity. This edited volume brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability and health re...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kumar, Nitish (Editor), Hashmi, Muhammad Zaffar (Editor), Wang, Shuhong (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Series:Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52614-5
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Table of Contents:
  • Section 1 Source and distribution of arsenic in soil and water ecosystem
  • 1 Analytical tools for Arsenic speciation in soil, water, and plant
  • 2 Source and distribution of Arsenic in soil and water ecosystem
  • 3 The dichotomy of the journey of arsenic from the soil uptake in plants and down into water
  • 4 Source generation of arsenic species and spatial distribution in benthic ecosystem
  • Section 2 Health risks linked to arsenic exposure in food and the environment
  • 5 Arsenic exposure through dietary intake and associated health hazards
  • 6 Arsenic contamination of soil and water and related bio-hazards in Bangladesh
  • 7 Arsenic contamination in drinking water and health
  • Section 3 Sustainable mitigation strategies
  • 8 Towards sustainable arsenic mitigation in Bangladesh and Nepal
  • 9 Biotechnological approaches in remediation of arsenic from soil and water
  • 10 Microbial removal of arsenic
  • 11 Treatment and operational efficiencies of several natural and synthetic sands on treating arsenic through adsorption
  • 12 Arsenic mitigation from contaminated ground water through chemical and biological processes
  • 13 Soil reclamation and crop production in arsenic contaminated area using biochar and mycorrhiza
  • 14 Techniques of arsenic remediation on household and commercial scale.