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Arsenic : Natural and Anthropogenic.

The discussion on arsenic in the environment is complex and must grasp the importance of very many, mostly unrelated works on individual aspects. This volume represents one of the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary examinations into arsenic's behaviour in air, water, soils, sediments, pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Deschamps, Eleonora
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : CRC Press, 2011.
Series:Arsenic in the environment.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; About the book series; Editorial board; Table of contents; Foreword; Obituary for Wolfgang Höll (; About the authors; Section I: Arsenic in the environment, toxicology and remediation; 1. The global arsenic cycle revisited; 2. Arsenic toxicology
  • A review; 3. Arsenic removal from water; 4. Technology options for arsenic removal and immobilization; 5. Environmental law and regulations; Section II: Iron Quadrangle, ARSENEX project and related perceptions; 6. History and socioeconomy
  • Iron Quadrangle; 7. Physical aspects of the Iron Quadrangle.
  • 8. Project philosophy, history and development9. Environment and health perception; Section III: From air, water and soil to the human body; 10. Dust sampling and interpretation; 11. Surface water; 12. Soils and sediments; 13. Arsenic in edible and bioaccumulating plants; 14. Human biomonitoring; Section IV: Solutions and outlook
  • meeting the challenges; 15. Environmental and health education; 16. Water treatment
  • A local example; 17. Mitigation measures and solutions; Section V: Annex; Books published in this book series.