Arsenic Remediation of Food and Water: Technological Interventions and Perspectives from Developing Countries (2024)

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Synopsis
The book provides information on the sources of arsenic contamination of groundwater and their impacts in the first part of the book consisting of 8 chapters. Process developments such as nano-adsorbents for removal of arsenic and other heavy metals are discussed in the second part of the book that comprises of 4 chapters. The third part of the book includes 4 chapters on technological interventions for the removal of arsenic such as indigenous ceramic membranes and Subterranean Arsenic Removal (SAR). The fourth part of the book deals with arsenic contamination in food materials and food chain systems, and consists of 5 chapters. Arsenic has long been associated with a variety of health complications in the human body. In order to address this, a chapter on arsenic contamination and impacts on human health has been included in the fifth part of the book. The book would be a valuable reference material for the scientific community in developing countries working on community water supply and treatment, food safety, public health and policy.
Copyright:
2024

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9789819747641
Related ISBNs:
9789819747634
Publisher:
Springer Nature Singapore
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Copyrighted By:
Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Cooking, Food and Wine, Technology, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Bhaskar Sen Gupta
Edited by:
Nadia Martínez-Villegas

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