Overview

Contamination of drinking water is a worldwide problem, and ongoing work is taking place across the globe to address the issues affecting this precious commodity. Focussing on the presence of heavy metals in water, this book addresses the opportunities and challenges of this important area of research. Written and edited by experts working within the area the book highlights new techniques and research methodologies used to treat the widespread issue of dissolved heavy metals in drinking water supplies. The text covers a wide range of topics, including biofilterations, use of nanotechnology against heavy metals, removal of heavy metals using industrial and agricultural waste, use of surfactants, soil degradation and removal of dyes and pigments from industrial effluents. Providing an up-to-date treatise on this developing field, this text will be essential reading for water and environmental scientists, toxicologists, biochemists and regulators, and anyone interested in the treatment and decontamination of the World's drinking water supplies.

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Author:   Sanjay K Sharma (JECRC University, India) ,  Ali Elkamel ,  Mahesh Chandra Chattopadhyaya ,  Smita Raghuvanshi
Publisher:   Royal Society of Chemistry
Imprint:   Royal Society of Chemistry
Volume:   0003
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9781849738859

ISBN 10:   1849738858
Pages:   379
Publication Date:   22 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contamination of heavy metals in aquatic media; Photocatalytic processes for the removal of toxic metal ions; Removal of dissolved metals by bio-remediation; Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for heavy metals removal from aqueous solutions; Arsenic contamination; Removal of iron and manganese from water; Heavy metal pollution in water resources in China; Heavy metals distribution in surface water samples of Taihu Lake, China; Use of nanotechnology against heavy metals present in water; Modified and new adsorbents for removal of heavy metals from wastewater; Natural clays/clay minerals and modified forms for heavy metals removal; Heavy metals in tannery wastewater and sludge; Fluorides in different types of aquatic systems and their correlation with metals and metalloids; Use of industrial and agricultural waste in removal of heavy metals present in water; Biosorption of metals; Chromium in tannery wastewater

Reviews

The volume covers the field of heavy metals in water very well for the most part. In general the chapters are well written and organised for facile retrieval of data. The references are recent and cite the most important journals in the fi eld. -- Edward Rosenberg * Johnson Matthey Technol. Rev., 2015, 59, (4), 293–297 *

The volume covers the field of heavy metals in water very well for the most part. In general the chapters are well written and organised for facile retrieval of data. The references are recent and cite the most important journals in the fi eld. -- Edward Rosenberg * Johnson Matthey Technol. Rev., 2015, 59, (4), 293-297 *

The volume covers the field of heavy metals in water very well for the most part. In general the chapters are well written and organised for facile retrieval of data. The references are recent and cite the most important journals in the fi eld. -- Edward Rosenberg Johnson Matthey Technol. Rev., 2015, 59, (4), 293-297

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BITS, India University of Allahabad, India Aristotle University of Thessoliniki, Greece

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