Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Mechanism, Analysis, and Remediation

Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater: Mechanism, Analysis, and Remediation
ISBN-10
0470369264
ISBN-13
9780470369265
Category
Science
Pages
418
Language
English
Published
2008-10-03
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Satinder Ahuja

Description

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.

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