02951nam 2200601 a 450 991102009500332120200520144314.01-282-13915-097866121391541-4443-0878-51-4443-0879-3(CKB)1000000000748083(EBL)437432(OCoLC)429073583(SSID)ssj0000105711(PQKBManifestationID)11128013(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105711(PQKBWorkID)10105778(PQKB)11101255(MiAaPQ)EBC437432(EXLCZ)99100000000074808320080321d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrArsenic pollution a global synthesis /Peter Ravenscroft, Hugh Brammer and Keith RichardsChichester, U.K. ;Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell20091 online resource (618 p.)RGS-IBG book seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-8602-X 1-4051-8601-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [528]-580) and index.Arsenic Pollution; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 2 Hydrogeochemistry of Arsenic; 3 The Hydrogeology of Arsenic; 4 Soils and Agriculture; 5 Health Effects of Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food; 6 Water-supply Mitigation; 7 Removing Arsenic from Drinking Water; 8 Arsenic in Asia; 9 Arsenic in North America and Europe; 10 Arsenic in South and Central America, Africa, Australasia and Oceania; 11 Synthesis, Conclusions and Recommendations; References; IndexArsenic Pollution summarizes the most current research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and solutions by way of water supply, treatment, and water resource management.Provides the first global and interdisciplinary account of arsenic pollution occurrencesIntegrates geochemistry, hydrology, agriculture, and water supply and treatment for the first timeOptions are highlighted for developing alternative water sources and methods for arsenic testing and removalAppeals to specialists in one discipliRGS-IBG book series.Arsenic compoundsEnvironmental aspectsArsenic wastesEnvironmental aspectsArsenic compoundsEnvironmental aspects.Arsenic wastesEnvironmental aspects.363.738/49Ravenscroft Peter1838977Brammer H1838978Richards K. S1838979MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911020095003321Arsenic pollution4418088UNINA