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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299420503321

Autore

Farooqi Abida

Titolo

Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination [[electronic resource] ] : A Pakistan Perspective / / by Abida Farooqi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi : , : Springer India : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

81-322-2298-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Disciplina

333.7

363.7394

363.73946

551.4

628.16

Soggetti

Water pollution

Water quality

Hydrogeology

Environmental management

Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution

Water Quality/Water Pollution

Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Arsenic and Fluoride pollution in water and soil -- 2. Status of As and F- groundwater and soil pollution in Pakistan -- 3. Mechanism of Arsenic and Fluoride release: A case study from Lahore and Kasur, Punjab Pakistan -- 4. Case study -- 5. Sources of Pollution Discussions: Case study -- 6. Arsenic health Risk assessment -- 7. Remedies of arsenic problem and Environmental legislation in Pakistan regarding Arsenic.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an up-to-the-minute overview of arsenic and fluoride pollution of soil and groundwater in Pakistan. It includes the author’s doctoral dissertation on Lahore as a case study and describes the mechanism of pollution on the basis of the findings in that area.



The book highlights the concrete situation in Pakistan – including the severity of the problem, its health effects and the risks posed to the people living in affected areas by these two major pollutants– and points out essential research areas that call for immediate attention. As such, it draws attention to the need for management strategies in the affected areas and offers a valuable reference work on Pakistan for students and researchers alike.