Overview
This book explores recent advances in heavy metal contamination research in a global context, and focusses on the role of recent technologies like recombinant bioremediation, phytoremediation, DNA technology and nanotechnology to provide sustainable managing strategies to mitigate adverse environmental and health impacts. Many heavy metals are used in industrial and commercial sectors, including iron, zinc, tin, lead, copper, tungsten, cadmium, arsenic, chromium, thallium, and lead, which, when disposed in the natural environment, lead to serious threats to ecological balance in biotic systems and threaten vulnerable human populations. Currently, global scientific communities are very worried about the detrimental health effects of these heavy metals and their adverse effects on almost all biological systems. Scientific research has recorded some alarming adverse impacts of heavy metals on biota like carcinogenesis, mutagenesis, teratogenesis, allergic interactions, endocrine-disruption, bone marrow damage, osteoporosis. and immune system damage. This book is therefore timely, and will be of interest to researchers, students professors, and policymakers examining toxic heavy metals in the environment and their adverse health impacts.
Full Product Details
Author: Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood ,
Rouf Ahmad Bhat ,
Gowhar Hamid Dar
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN: 9783031897245
ISBN 10: 3031897242
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 12 July 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Dr. Mohammad Aneesul Mehmood (Ph.D), an accomplished environmental scientist, holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST-K), achieving a high distinction with an OGPA of 8.7/10. Recognized for his contributions, he received several accolades, including the Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad Khan Gold Medal and the Young Scientist Award at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Latest Innovation. He is an expert in environmental quality assessment, specializing in areas such as heavy metal contamination and the effects of environmental exposure. Dr. Mehmood has significant teaching experience in Higher Education Department of UT of Jammu and Kashmir India. Dr. Rouf Ahmad Bhat (Ph.D) pursued his doctorate at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (Division of Environmental Sciences) and is presently working in the Department of School Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Bhat has been teaching for the past 09 years and is an author of more than 55 research articles (h-index 32; i-index 52; total citation 4000) and 50 chapters and has published more than 50 books with international publishers. Besides, he has worked as an associate environmental expert in World Bank-funded Flood Recovery Project and the environmental support staff in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded development projects. Dr. Gowhar Hamid Dar (Ph.D) currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Department Govt. of J&K and is presently posted in Government Degree College Kulgam where he serves as Head, Department of Environmental Science and Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). He has a Ph. D in Environmental Science with a specialization in Environmental Microbiology. He has been teaching postgraduate and graduate students for the past many years in the Higher Education Department of UT of Jammu and Kashmir. He has more than 80 research articles (h-index 19; i-index 25; total citation >1100) in international and national journals of repute and more than 25 books with international publishers to his credit. Further, Dr. Dar is Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator for different R&D projects sanctioned by Government of India and Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
