Soil pollution : an emerging threat to agriculture

The book provides reader with a comprehensive up-to-date overview of various aspects of soil pollutants manifestation of toxicity. The book highlights their interactions with soil constituents, their toxicity to agro-ecosystem & human health, methodologies of toxicity assessment along with remed...

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Main Authors Saha, Jayanta K. (Author), Selladurai, Rajendiran (Author), Coumar, M. Vassanda (Author), Dotaniya, M. L. (Author), Kundu, Samaresh (Author), Patra, Ashok K. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer, 2017.
SeriesEnvironmental chemistry for a sustainable world ; v. 10.
Subjects
Soil pollution.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811042744
9789811042737
ISSN2213-7114 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (xxii, 386 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Agriculture, Soil and Environment
  • Chapter 2. Soil and its Role in the Ecosystem
  • Chapter 3. Impacts of Soil Pollution and Their Assessment
  • Chapter 4. Major Inorganic Pollutants affecting soil and crop quality
  • Chapter 5. Organic pollutants
  • Chapter 6. Collection and Processing of Polluted Soil for Analysis
  • Chapter 7. Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Soil
  • Chapter 8. Urban Activities in India Leading to Soil Pollution
  • Chapter 9. Industrial Activities in India and Their Impact on Agroecosystem
  • Chapter 10. Impact of Different Developmental Projects on Soil Fertility
  • Chapter 11. Status of Soil Pollution in India
  • Chapter 12. Remediation and management of Polluted Sites
  • Chapter 13. Soil Protection Policy.

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