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Arsenic in soil and groundwater environment [[electronic resource] ] : biogeochemical interactions, health effects and remediation / / editors, Prosun Bhattacharya ... [et al.]
| Arsenic in soil and groundwater environment [[electronic resource] ] : biogeochemical interactions, health effects and remediation / / editors, Prosun Bhattacharya ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (685 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7384 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BhattacharyaProsun |
| Collana | Trace metals and other contaminants in the environment |
| Soggetto topico |
Arsenic - Environmental aspects
Arsenic compounds Soil pollution Water - Pollution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Groundwater environment
Trace elements Biogeochemistry |
| ISBN |
1-281-02152-0
9786611021528 0-08-052290-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Arsenic in Soil and Groundwater Environment; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Arsenic in soil and groundwater: an overview; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Occurrence, distribution, and sources of As; 1.2.1 Occurrence and distribution; 1.2.2 Sources of As in soils and groundwater; 1.2.2.1 Natural sources; 1.2.2.2 Transport and partitioning of As from natural sources; 1.2.3 Anthropogenic sources; 1.2.3.1 Industrial As transport and partitioning
1.3 Geogenic As in groundwater and soils: a brief overview 1.3.1 Distribution and chemodynamics of As in groundwater; 1.4 Accumulation and behavior of As in soils; 1.5 Bioaccumulation of As in plants and crops; 1.5.1 Arsenic in crops; 1.5.2 Phytoremediation of As-contaminated soils; 1.6 Speciation and behavior of As in contaminated sites; 1.7 Biogeochemical Controls on As mobilization; 1.8 Health risks associated with chronic exposure to As in groundwater; 1.8.1 Impact of high As ingestion; 1.8.1.1 Social problem; 1.8.2 Treatment; 1.9 Removal of As from drinking water 1.9.1 Conventional technique 1.9.2 Other established and emerging arsenic removal method; 1.9.2.1 Pond Sand Filters (PSFs); 1.9.2.2 Activated alumina filter (ALCAN filter); 1.9.2.3 Bishuddhya filter; 1.9.2.4 Low cost arsenic removal; 1.9.2.5 Photocatalytic methods; 1.10 Conclusions; References; Section II: Arsenic in Groundwater: Global Occurrences; Chapter 2. Trends in arsenic concentration at tube wells in Bangladesh: conceptual models, numerical models, and monitoring proxies; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The hydrogeological context of As occurrence 2.2.1 A conceptual model of As in the aquifer 2.3 Predicting As in tube well discharge; 2.3.1 Modelling As at shallow HTWs; 2.3.2 Modelling As at DTWs; 2.4 Evidence for changing As concentration at tube wells; 2.4.1 Arsenic concentration and tube well age in Bangladesh; 2.4.2 Arsenic concentration and tube well age at village scale; 2.4.3 Time-series monitoring of As concentration; 2.4.4 Isotopic indication of vertical leakage; 2.5 Discussion; 2.6 Future directions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Source identification for groundwater arsenic in the Verde Valley, Central Arizona, USA Abstract 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Geology of Verde Valley; 3.2.1 Verde Formation; 3.2.2 Precambrian rocks; 3.2.3 Montezuma Well; 3.2.4 Verde Hot Springs; 3.2.5 Chemical composition of Verde Valley groundwater; 3.2.6 Local channelization of groundwater; 3.3 Experimental; 3.3.1 Cation and anion analyses; 3.3.1.1 ICP-MS analysis; 3.4 Results and discussion; 3.5 Future directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4. Natural arsenic in groundwater and alkaline lakes at the upper Paraguay basin, Pantanal, Brazil; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Regional setting; 4.3 Materials and methods 4.3.1 Fieldwork |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784592703321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Carbon cycle research and agriculture's role in reducing climate change : hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session ... May 4, 2000
| Carbon cycle research and agriculture's role in reducing climate change : hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition and General Legislation, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session ... May 4, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 116 p.) : ill |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture - Research - United States
Agricultural conservation - United States Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry) - Research - United States Agricultural ecology - Research - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Agriculture
Biogeochemistry Agricultural ecology Technology & engineering Science |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Carbon Cycle Research and Agriculture's Role in Reducing Climate Change |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910689470803321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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