Toxic metals are a class of chemical elements that, in certain concentrations, can cause damage to the health of humans and animals, in addition to impacting ecosystems. These metals are emitted to the environment mainly by anthropological sources, such as industries, extractive processes and burning of fossil fuels. This book presents the main sources of toxic metals emission, demonstrate the state of the art of waste disposal and valuation techniques, especially solids and wastewater treatment.
Author(s): Jeferson Steffanello Piccin, Aline Dettmer, Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Publisher: CRC Press/Science Publishers
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 230
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Table of Contents
1. Toxic Metals: An Overview of Main Sources, Exposure Routes, Adverse Effects and Treatment Approaches
2. Groundwater Quality Indexing for Drinking Purpose from Arsenic Prone Areas, West Bengal: A Health Risk Assessment Study
3. Genotoxicity and Mutagenicity of Metal-based Nanomaterials, with an Emphasis on using Drosophila
4. Alleviation of Arsenic Stress in Plants using Nanofertilizers and its Extent of Commercialization: A Systemic Review
5. Foam Glasses from Glasses of Fluorescent Lamps Waste
6. Recovery and Disposal of Tannery Waste Containing Toxic Metals
7. Treatment of Water Contaminated by Heavy Metal using Membrane Separation Processes
8. Adsorption as an Efficient Alternative for the Removal of Toxic Metals from Water and Wastewater
9. Biosorption of Toxic Metals from Multicomponent Systems and Wastewaters
10. Ionic Liquids Applied in Removal of Toxic Metals from Water and Wastewater
Index
