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.
Key Features
- 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
A. Sources and distribution of metals in water resources
1. Geogenic origin of metals and metalloid contamination in water resources
2. Air born contamination of metals in water resources
3. Metal contamination in water resources due to various anthropogenic activities like agriculture, industrial, transportation and mining
4. Local and regional hotspot of some metals like Hg, Cr, Pb, Cd and U
5. Global Distribution of metals in water resources like As, F and Fe
B. Detection of Metals
6. Various biological and other indicator for metal contamination in water
7. Various measurement techniques to detection of metals in water resources
8. Different advancer Sensors to detect different metals in water resources
9. Various indices to find out pollution and toxicity impact of metals
10.Various guideline by different environmental agencies related to the metals
C. Biogeochemistry of metals and assessment of toxicity
11. Metal pollution in aquatic environment and impact on flora and fauna
12. Metal contamination in groundwater source and impact assessment
13. Metal pollution in marine environment sources and impact assessment
14. Assessment of toxicity and wildlife and human health impacts of metals
15. Biogeochemical process, pH effect, oxidation reduction and complex process of metals in water resources
16. Effect of climate change on metal concentrations and distributions
D. Remediation and removal measure of Metals
17. Photocytalic degradation of metals from contaminated water
18. Phytoremediation of metals from contaminated water
19. Application of microbes to remove metals from contaminated water
20. Application of low-cost adsorbents for metals remediation
21. Metals removal by membrane filtration
22. Advance nanotechnology for metals remediation from contaminated water
23. Integrated method of metals remediation from contaminated water
24. Indigenous techniques to remove metals from contaminated water
25. Various method of the recovery of metals from the waste water
Environmental scientists at graduate level and above, especially those focusing on water pollution and remediation and health aspects. Chemical engineers, public health professionals and social scientists with an interest/ focus on water pollution
