Heavy Metal Pollution Research: Recent Advances
by Arvind Kumar
ISBN: 9789383048991
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 11495.00
Biblio : xviii+312p., figs., tabls., ind., 23 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Arvind Kumar is Vice-Chancellor of Magadh University and had been Vice-Chancellor of Vinoba Bhave University. Dr. Kumar is recipient of several awards and medals including Prof. WA Nizami and Dr. SZ Qasim Gold Medals.
About The Book
Some 65 of the known 92 elements are metallic in nature. The term ‘metal’ designates an element that is a good conductor of electricity whose electrical resistance is directly proportion to absolute 0T. In addition, metals share some distinctive characteristics such as high thermal conductivity and high density. Metallic elements are intrinsic components of the environment. Some 19 heavy metals of the known 65 metals are toxic in nature and cause a great threat to the living as well as non-livin
Table of Contents
"Preface
List of Contributors
1. Heavy Metal Pollution: Toxic Effects and Control Strategies
Arvind Kumar, C. Bohra and H. Ali
2. Heavy Metal Pollution in Marine and Estuarine Environment: The Case of North and South 24 Parganas Districts of Coastal West Bengal
Sutapa Das, Abhijit Mitra, Kakoli Banerjee, Debarati Mukherjee and D.P. Bhattacharya
3. Heavy Metal Toxicity and Bio-accumulation:A Critical Appraisal
Bharat Bhusan Patnaik, J. Hongray Howrelia and M. Selvanayagam
4. Heavy Metal Accumulat
