Arsenic in Aquatic Environment
by Leena S Deshpande, S P Pande
ISBN: 9789383048885
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 9995.00
Biblio : xviii+273p., 4 col. plts., tabls., ind., 23 cm
Author Profile
Dr. S. P. Pande formerly Director- Grade-Scientist and presently working as Project Advisor in the Environment Impact & Risk Assessment (EIRA), division of the NEERI, Nagpur.<br/>Dr. Leena S. Deshpande is working as Sr. Technical officer, Geo Environmental Management (GEM) Division, NEERI, Nagpur, Maharashtra (India).
About The Book
Arsenic is known as the king of poisons and had plagued human being since the days of antiquity. It is both a cause of large-scale environmental contamination and serious health hazard. Incidences of arsenic contamination in ground water and the subsequent sufferings of people from arsenic poisoning resulting from drinking arsenic contaminated water have been widely reported in the developed and developing countries. Instances of arsenic contamination in the world are mainly of two categories: (
Table of Contents
"Foreword
Preface
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. Introduction
2. Occurrence of Arsenic in the Environment
3. Cases of Arsenic Poisoning and Arsenic Toxicity
4. Evidence of Arsenic Essentiality
5. Guideline Limits for Arsenic in Drinking Water
6. Environmental Chemistry of Arsenic
7. Transformation of Arsenic Species
8. Mechanism for Arsenic Occurrence in Groundwater
9. Methods of Arsenic Analysis
10. Technologies for Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water
11. Safe Disposal of Arsenic–Bearing Slu
