Heavy metals in the environment impact, assessment, and remediation /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kumar, Vinod, Sharma, Anket, Cerd�a, Artemi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2021]
Temas:
Heavy metals > Environmental aspects.
�El�ements traces m�etalliques > Aspect de l'environnement.
Heavy metals > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Heavy Metals in the Environment
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • 1 Heavy metals in the ecosystem: Sources and their effects
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Metal and their essentiality for life
  • 1.3 Sources of heavy metals in the environment
  • 1.4 Toxicity mechanisms
  • 1.5 Uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plants
  • 1.6 Impact of heavy metals on human life
  • 1.7 Analysis of heavy metals in environment
  • 1.8 Nature and scope of heavy metal studies
  • 1.9 Conclusion
  • References
  • 2 Chemistry of heavy metals in the environment
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Metals and their essentiality for life
  • 2.2.1 Classification of elements in the human body on the basis of their concentration
  • 2.2.2 Classification of elements in the human body on the basis of their physiological role
  • 2.2.3 Some important elements and their roles in the human body
  • 2.2.3.1 Iron
  • 2.2.4 Effects of iron deficiency
  • 2.2.5 Effects of iron overload
  • 2.2.6 Zinc
  • 2.2.7 Effects of zinc deficiency
  • 2.2.8 Effects of zinc overload
  • 2.2.9 Copper
  • 2.2.10 Effects of copper deficiency
  • 2.2.11 Effects of copper overload
  • 2.2.12 Manganese
  • 2.2.13 Effects of manganese deficiency
  • 2.2.14 Effects of manganese overload
  • 2.2.15 Selenium
  • 2.2.16 Effects of selenium deficiency
  • 2.2.17 Effects of selenium overload
  • 2.2.18 Iodine
  • 2.2.19 Effects of iodine deficiency and its overload
  • 2.2.20 Cobalt
  • 2.2.21 Effects of cobalt deficiency
  • 2.2.22 Effects of cobalt overload
  • 2.3 Environmentally relevant most hazardous heavy metals and metalloids
  • 2.4 Chemistry of chromium
  • 2.4.1 Oxidation states of chromium
  • 2.4.2 Extraction of chromium
  • 2.4.3 Uses of chromium
  • 2.5 Chemistry of zinc
  • 2.5.1 Oxidation state of zinc
  • 2.5.2 Extraction of zinc
  • 2.5.3 Uses of zinc
  • 2.6 Chemistry of copper
  • 2.6.1 Oxidation states of copper
  • 2.6.2 Extraction of Cu
  • 2.6.3 Uses of copper
  • 2.7 Chemistry of arsenic
  • 2.7.1 Oxidation states of arsenic
  • 2.7.2 Extraction of arsenic
  • 2.7.3 Uses of arsenic
  • 2.8 Chemistry of lead
  • 2.8.1 Oxidation states of lead
  • 2.8.2 Extraction of lead
  • 2.8.3 Uses of lead
  • 2.9 Chemistry of cadmium
  • 2.9.1 Oxidation state of cadmium
  • 2.9.2 Uses of cadmium
  • 2.9.3 Nickel-cadmium cell
  • 2.9.4 Toxic effects of cadmium
  • 2.10 Chemistry of mercury
  • 2.10.1 Extraction of mercury
  • 2.10.2 Uses of mercury
  • 2.10.3 Toxic effects of mercury
  • 2.11 Chemistry of nickel
  • 2.11.1 Extraction of nickel
  • 2.11.2 Oxidation states of nickel
  • 2.11.3 Uses of nickel
  • 2.12 Conclusions and future prospects
  • References
  • 3 Microbiome response under heavy metal stress
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Soil ecosystems, soil microorganisms, and soil contamination
  • 3.2.1 Soil ecosystems
  • 3.2.2 Soil microorganisms
  • 3.2.3 Soil contamination
  • 3.3 Heavy metals in soil and sources of heavy metal contamination
  • 3.4 Effects of heavy metal contamination on soil function

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