LEADER 03635nam 2200625 a 450 001 9911019473303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611831318 010 $a9781281831316 010 $a128183131X 010 $a9780470371046 010 $a0470371048 010 $a9780470369265 010 $a0470369264 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555383 035 $a(EBL)366717 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000105702 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140733 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105702 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10105247 035 $a(PQKB)10565099 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC366717 035 $a(OCoLC)264703230 035 $a(Perlego)2751447 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555383 100 $a20080509d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aArsenic contamination of groundwater $emechanism, analysis, and remediation /$fedited by Satinder Ahuja 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (420 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780470144473 311 08$a0470144475 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aARSENIC CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; 1 The Problem of Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater; 2 Fate of Arsenic in Irrigation Water and Its Potential Impact on the Food Chain; 3 Microbial Controls on the Geochemical Behavior of Arsenic in Groundwater Systems; 4 Molecular Detection of Dissimilatory Arsenate-Respiring Bacteria in North Carolina Groundwater; 5 Biogeochemical Mechanisms of Arsenic Mobilization and Sequestration; 6 Geomicrobiology of Iron and Arsenic in Anoxic Sediments 327 $a7 Development of Measurement Technologies for Low-Cost, Reliable, Rapid, On-Site Determination of Arsenic Compounds in Water8 Field Test Kits for Arsenic: Evaluation in Terms of Sensitivity, Reliability, Applicability, and Cost; 9 Mucilage of Opuntia ficus-indica for Use as a Flocculant of Suspended Particulates and Arsenic; 10 Prediction of Arsenic Removal by Adsorptive Media: Comparison of Field and Laboratory Studies; 11 Arsenic Remediation of Bangladesh Drinking Water Using Iron Oxide-Coated Coal Ash 327 $a12 Development of a Simple Arsenic Filter for Groundwater of Bangladesh Based on a Composite Iron Matrix13 Community-Based Wellhead Arsenic Removal Units in Remote Villages of West Bengal, India; 14 Water Supply Technologies for Arsenic Mitigation; 15 Solutions for Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater; Index 330 $a Provides a viable reference, describing the state-of-knowledge on sources of arsenic contamination in ground water, which affects about 100 million people worldwide. With contributions from world-renowned experts in the field, this book explores developments in the transport kinetics, detection, measurement, seasonal cycling, accumulation, geochemistry, removal, and toxicology of arsenic. Includes compelling case studies describing how arsenic contamination occurs and the devastating effects on the people and environment affected by it. 606 $aGroundwater$xPollution 606 $aArsenic$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aGroundwater$xPollution. 615 0$aArsenic$xEnvironmental aspects. 676 $a628.1/6 701 $aAhuja$b Satinder$f1933-$091542 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911019473303321 996 $aArsenic contamination of groundwater$94420568 997 $aUNINA