Heavy Metal and Metalloid Contamination of Surface and Underground Water: Environmental, Policy and Ethical Issues

ISBN-13: 9780367188030 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 262 str.

Abhik Gupta

Opis

Heavy Metal and Metalloid Contamination of Surface and Underground Water: Environmental, Policy and Ethical Issues has brought these three dimensions under a single volume. The book presents an updated status of the nature and extent of heavy metal and metalloid contamination of water and project its future implications.

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Section 1
Heavy Metals: Definitions and Properties. Geogenic Occurrence of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Surface and Underground Water. Anthropogenic Contributions of Heavy Metals and Metalloids to Surface and Underground Water. Public health issues emanating from heavy metal contamination of freshwater ecosystems and groundwater. Effects of heavy metals on freshwater communities. Responses of freshwater biota to heavy metal and metalloid exposure. Accumulation of heavy metals by freshwater biota. Remediation of heavy Metals by biota. Effects of climate change on heavy metals and their toxicity on freshwater organisms.
Section 2
Water Policy and Legal Framework vis-à-vis Heavy Metal Contamination. Policy and Legal framework for Water Pollution with Special Reference to Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Different Parts of the World. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Its Implications in Heavy Metal and Metalloid Contamination of Water.
Section 3
Ethical approaches towards environmental issues. Water ethics in indigenous societies. Ethical issues in heavy metal contamination of surface water and groundwater.