Inorganic Contaminants and Radionuclides

ISBN-13: 9780323904001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Ravi Naidu

Spis treści

1. 1. Introduction to inorganic contaminants and radionuclides: global issues and challenges

   SECTION 1 Metal(loid) contaminants

   2. Arsenic 3. Fate and behavior of cadmium in soils and recent advances in remediation technologies 4. Chromium: A pervasive environmental contaminant and its removal through different remediation techniques 5. Copper in the Soil 6. Lead: The most extensively spread toxic environmental contaminant 7. Manganese: The rise of an unnoticed environmental contaminant 8. Global compendium of mercury-contaminated sites 9. Hydrologic fluxes of iron in groundwater ecosystems: implications for global risks and challenges 10. Silver fluxes in the soil-plant system 11. Vanadium in soils and plants: Sources, chemistry, potential risk, and remediation approaches 12. Zinc soil pollution of global contaminated sites

   SECTION 2 Nonmetal contaminants

   13. Fluoride as a global groundwater contaminant 14. Nitrate contamination of soil and water: Implications for ecosystem functions and human health 15. Cyanide contamination of soil and water: Sources, toxicity, and potential remediation strategies 16. Phosphorus-An essential input for agriculture yet a key pollutant of surface waters 17. Selenium: A global contaminant of significant concern to environment and human health

   SECTION 3 Radionuclides

   18. Radionuclide removal technologies involving nano-bio concepts for contaminated water