Heavy metals in the environment

A successful modern heavy metal control program for any industry will include not only traditional water pollution control, but also air pollution control, soil conservation, site remediation, groundwater protection, public health management, solid waste disposal, and combined industrial-municipal h...

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Other Authors Wang, Lawrence K.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2009.
SeriesAdvances in industrial and hazardous wastes treatment series.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781628706345
1628706341
9781420073164
1420073168
9781420073195
1420073192
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Metal Research Trends in the Environmental Field
  • Chapter 2. Toxicity and Sources of Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr, As, and Radionuclides in the Environment
  • Chapter 3. Environmental Behavior and Effects of Engineered Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
  • Chapter 4. Heavy Metal Removal with Exopolysaccharide-Producing Cyanobacteria
  • Chapter 5. Environmental Geochemistry of High-Arsenic Aquifer Systems
  • Chapter 6. Nanotechnology Application in Metal Ion Adsorption
  • Chapter 7. Biosorption of Metals onto Granular Sludge
  • Chapter 8. Arsenic Pollution: Occurrence, Distribution, and Technologies
  • Chapter 9. Treatment of Metal-Bearing Effluents: Removal and Recovery
  • Chapter 10. Management and Treatment of Acid Pickling Wastes Containing Heavy Metals
  • Chapter 11. Treatment and Management of Metal Finishing Industry Wastes
  • Chapter 12. Recycling and Disposal of Hazardous Solid Wastes Containing Heavy Metals and Other Toxic Substances
  • Chapter 13. Management and Removal of Heavy Metals from Contaminated Soil
  • Chapter 14. Remediation of Metal Finishing Brownfield Sites
  • Chapter 15. Control, Management, and Treatment of Metal Emissions from Motor Vehicles.