Arsenic Pollution


  • Tytuł: Arsenic Pollution
  • Autor: P. Ravenscroft
  • Wydawnictwo: Blackwell Science
  • Data wydania: 2009
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  • Kategorie: geologia i geografia / earth sciences
  • ISBN: 978-1-4051-8602-5
  • Opis: Arsenic Pollution compiles and summarizes the most up-to-date research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution in nature, its impact on health and agriculture, and the encouraging research that offers hope in mitigating this unfolding health crisis. Seamlessly integrating geochemistry, hydrology and agriculture, it offers the first truly global and interdisciplinary account of arsenic pollution. The book provides information on the geographical distribution of arsenic contamination of groundwater and surface water, the geochemical causes of high arsenic concentrations in aquifers and the health implications of prolonged arsenic ingestion. Finally, options are highlighted for developing alternative water sources and methods for arsenic testing and removal. <br><br> Comprehensive and illuminating, this book offers informed and challenging insight into an emerging environmental problem with untold human consequences.

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    Arsenic Pollution - P. Ravenscroft

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