Sanchez (2008) - Causes and Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution

Title : Causes and Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution
Editor : Mikel L. Sánchez 
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Pages : 407 pages
Language : English
ISBN : 978-1-60876-255-2

Description :
A heavy metal is a member of an ill-defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties, which would mainly include the transition metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides. Many different definitions have been proposed-some based on density, some on atomic number or atomic weight, and some on chemical properties or toxicity. The term heavy metal has been called "meaningless and misleading" in a IUPAC technical report due to the contradictory definitions and its lack of a "coherent scientific basis". As discussed below, depending on context, heavy metal can include elements lighter than carbon and can exclude some of the heaviest metals. One source defines "heavy metal" as "... common transition metals, such as copper, lead, and zinc. These metals are a cause of environmental pollution (heavy-metal pollution) from a number of sources, including lead in petrol, industrial effluents, and leaching of metal ions from the soil into lakes and rivers by acid rain."


Content :
Chapter 1 - Impacts of the Mining and Smelting Activities to the Environment - Slovenian Case Studies
Chapter 2 - Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage by A Combined Chemical/Biological Column Apparatus: Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Removal
Chapter 3 - Assisted Phytoextraction for Abandoned Mining Areas Remediatiation
Chapter 4 - Phytochelatins in the Wild Plants from Guanajuato City - An Important Silver and Gold Mining Center in Mexico
Chapter 5 - Fate of Trace Elements in the Venice Lagoon Watershed and Conterminous Areas Italy
Chapter 6 - Anthropogenic Mercury Pollution in Aquatic Systems: A Review of Environmental Fate and Human Health Risks
Chapter 7 - In Situ Measurement of Metal Concentration in River Water Using Portable EDXRF Syste
Chapter 8 - Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Marine Environment using Indictor Organism
Chapter 9 - Heavy Metal Contamination in Selected Urban Coastal Regions in US and China
Chapter 10 - Monitoring Heavy Metal Pollution with Transgenic Plants
Chapter 11 - Geochemistry of Major and Trace Elements in Core Sediments of Sunderban Delta, India: An Assessment of Metal Pollution Using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Chapter 12 - Heavy Metal Pollution, Risk Assessment and Remediation in Paddy Soil Environment: Research Experiences and Perspectives in Korea


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