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  • 1
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    Microbial Bioremediation & Biodegradation (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Bioremediation Approaches for Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industry Wastewater: Recent Advances and Challenges -- Chapter 2. Microbial remediation of Heavy Metals -- Chapter 3. Dyes: Effect on the Environment and Biosphere and Their Remediation Constraints -- Chapter 4. Microbial Bioremediation and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons, Heavy Metals, and Radioactive Wastes in Solids and Wastewaters -- Chapter 5. Advancement of Omics: Prospects for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils -- Chapter 6. Microbial Biotransformation of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr(VI)] in Tannery Wastewater -- Chapter 7. Bioremediation: A Low-Cost and Clean-Green Technology for Environmental Management -- Chapter 8. Microbial Degradation of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Wastewater -- Chapter 9. Extremophiles: A Powerful Choice for Bioremediation of Toxic Oxyanions -- Chapter 10. Conventional and Nonconventional Biodegradation Technologies for Agro-Industrial Liquid Waste Management -- Chapter 11. White Rot Fungi: Nature’s Scavenger -- Chapter 12. Nanobioremediation: An Emerging Approach for a Cleaner Environment -- Chapter 13. Bioelectrochemical System for Bioremediation and Energy Generation -- Chapter 14. Ligninolysis: Roles of Microbes and Their Extracellular Enzymes -- Chapter 15. Biosorption of Heavy Metals by Cyanobacteria: Potential of Live and Dead Cells in Bioremediation -- Chapter 16. Bioremediation of pharmaceuticals in water and wastewater -- Chapter 17. Bioremediation Of Saline Soil by Cyanobacteria -- Chapter 18. Advancement in Treatment Technologies of Biopharmaceutical Industrial Effluents.-Chapter 19. Marine Bacteria: A Storehouse of Novel Compounds for Biodegradation -- Chapter 20. Energy-Efficient Anaerobic Ammonia Removal: From Laboratory to Full-Scale Application -- Chapter 21. Microbial Degradation of Natural and Synthetic Rubbers.-.
    Abstract: Microbial or biological degradation has long been the subject of active concern, and the rapid expansion and growing sophistication of various industries in the last century has significantly increased the volume and complexity of toxic residues of wastes. These can be remediated by plants and microbes, either natural origin or adapted for a specific purpose, in a process known as bioremediation. The interest in microbial biodegradation of pollutants has intensified in recent years in an attempt to find sustainable ways to clean contaminated environments. These bioremediation and biotransformation methods take advantage of the tremendous microbial catabolic diversity to degrade, transform or accumulate a variety of compounds, such as hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, polaromatic hydrocarbons pharmaceutical substances, radionuclides and metals. Unlike conventional methods, bioremediation does not physically disturb the site. This book describes the basic principles of biodegradation and shows how these principles are related to bioremediation. Authored by leading, international environmental microbiologists, it discusses topics such as aerobic biodegradation, microbial degradation of pollutants, and microbial community dynamics. It provides valuable insights into how biodegration processes work and can be utilised for pollution abatement, and as such appeals to researchers and postgraduate students as well as experts in the field of bioremediation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: IX, 550 p. 69 illus., 48 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811518126
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1812-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1812-6
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    Atmospheric Reactive Nitrogen in China : Emission, Deposition and Environmental Impacts (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Sustainability. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Sustainability. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Overview of atmospheric reactive nitrogen in China from a global perspective -- Part I Reactive nitrogen emission and deposition in China -- Chapter 2 Anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx and NH3 emissions in China -- Chapter 3 Monitoring nitrogen deposition in China -- Chapter 4 Modelling nitrogen deposition in China -- Chapter 5 Reactive nitrogen budgets in China -- Part II Contribution of atmospheric reactive nitrogen to China’s air pollution -- Chapter 6 Contribution of atmospheric reactive nitrogen to haze pollution in China -- Chapter 7 Contribution of reactive nitrogen to ozone pollution in China -- Chapter 8 Contribution of atmospheric nitrogen to acid deposition in China -- Part III Impacts of nitrogen deposition on China’s ecosystems Chapter 9 Impacts of nitrogen deposition on forest ecosystems in China -- Chapter 10 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s grassland ecosystems -- Chapter 11 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s desert ecosystems -- Chapter 12 Impact of nitrogen deposition on China’s lake ecosystems: Taking Lake Dianchi as an example -- Part IV Reactive N Regulation Chapter 13 Nitrogen regulation in China’s agricultural systems -- Chapter 14 National regulation of SO2 and NOX emissions in China.
    Abstract: Atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) emissions, as an important component of global N cycle, have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities, and consequently have had a global impact on air pollution and ecosystem services. Due to rapid agricultural, industrial, and urban development, China has been experiencing an increase in reactive N emissions and deposition since the late 1970s. Based on a literature review, this book summarizes recent research on: 1) atmospheric reactive N in China from a global perspective (Chapter 1); 2) atmospheric reactive N emissions, deposition and budget in China (Chapters 2-5); 3) the contribution of atmospheric reactive N to air pollution (e.g., haze, surface O3, and acid deposition) (Chapters 6-8); 4) the impacts of N deposition on sensitive ecosystems (e.g., forests, grasslands, deserts and lakes) (Chapters 9-12); and 5) the regulatory strategies for mitigation of atmospheric reactive N pollution from agricultural and non-agricultural sectors in China (Chapters 13-14). As such it offers graduate students, researchers, educators in agricultural, ecological and environmental sciences, and policy makers a glimpse of the environmental issues related to reactive N in China .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XVII, 331 p. 99 illus., 72 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811385148
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8514-8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8514-8
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  • 3
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    The Secret Life of Chemicals (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental management. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental health. ; Chemicals Safety measures. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Management. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Health. ; Chemical Safety.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2: Pesticides in our food -- Chapter 3. The plastics revolution -- Chapter 4. Toxic metals -- Chapter 5. The Indestructibles -- Chapter 6. Air pollutants -- Chapter 7. Chemicals from paper manufacture and use -- Chapter 8. Chemical exposure in the workplace -- Chapter 9. Fluorocarbons -- Chapter 10: Radiation -- Chapter 11. How do our bodies deal with chemicals? -- Chapter 12: Genetic variability and the risk of disease – the advantages and disadvantages of being different -- Chapter 13. Environmental chemicals and our genes -- Chapter 14. Environmental chemicals and mitochondria -- Chapter 15. Environmental chemicals and our immune system -- Chapter 16: Just because the amounts are small, does it mean they are safe? -- Chapter 17. What can we do for a better future?.
    Abstract: This book provides extensive information on the chemicals that inhabit our environment, our food, our water and our air and the impact that they may be having on human health. The author is a medical scientist, with training in the law. The book documents current understanding about pesticides in food, the plastics revolution, toxic metals, air, water and electronic waste pollutants, chemical exposure in the workplace, radiation pollutants, chemical exposure and hearing loss, how our bodies deal with chemicals, genetic variability and the risk of disease, the effect of chemicals on genes, mitochondria and the immune system and what we can do about it all. Industrialisation has resulted in many thousands of chemicals, which are being continuously developed and often escaping from where they are used into our human environment, without us really knowing enough about them. In high dosages or with continuous small dosage, the evidence suggests, that many of them could interfere with human health and some of them are known to be doing so. But for the vast majority, we are left wondering whether some could be responsible for some diseases the causes of which are inadequately understood. Every chapter is thoroughly reinforced with several pages of references from the peer-reviewed literature.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 241 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030803384
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80338-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80338-4
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  • 4
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    Pollution Control Technologies : Current Status and Future Prospects (2021)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental engineering. ; Biotechnology. ; Bioremediation. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Pollution Control Technologies: Current Status and Future Prospect -- Remediation of Persistent Organic Pesticides from Wastewater Matrices‒ Present and Future Conceptions -- Uranium(VI) ions Removal from the Aqueous Environment: Current Treatment Technologies and its Future Prospects -- A Study on Different Bioremediation Approaches to Hexavalent Chromium -- Dissolved Arsenic in Groundwater Bodies: A Short Review of Remediation Technologies -- Occurrence, Fate and Removal of Microplastics in Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) -- Membrane Technology for Desalination and Wastewater recycling -- Forward Osmosis in Desalination and Wastewater Treatment -- Food Processing Wastewater Treatment: Current Practices and Future Challenges -- Energy Analysis of Wastewater Infrastructure -- Prediction of Hospital visits for Respiratory Morbidity due to Air Pollutants in Lucknow -- Technologies for Controlling Particulate Matter Emissions from Industries.
    Abstract: This monograph is based on pollution control technologies available to deal with water and air pollution. It includes removal of variety of pollutants including arsenic, chromium, uranium, pesticides and arsenic from water using adsorption technique. In addition, this book deals with the sampling and removal of microplastics using various techniques. The contents also focus on the role of membrane technology in water and wastewater treatment, and particulate matter air pollution and its control techniques. This volume will be a useful guide for researchers, academics and scientists.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 290 p. 76 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811608582
    Series Statement: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0858-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-0858-2
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  • 5
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    Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Water and Wastewater : Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Remediation Techniques (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Public health. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Chemistry. ; Water. ; Public Health. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: State of the science on organic micropollutants in water and wastewater -- Chapter 1-Emerging contaminants in water and wastewater: monitoring, risk assessment and remediation techniques -- Chapter 2-Legacy and emerging contaminants in water: Origin, distribution and implications for human exposure and health -- Chapter 3-Groundwater contamination by persistent organic pollutants in India- A review -- Chapter 4-Fate, Transport and Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Urban Environment -- Chapter 5-Phenoxyacid herbicides in water ecosystems- a review on their fate, risk assessment and remediation techniques -- Part 2: Monitoring of organic micropolluntants and their associated risks -- Chapter 6-Water contamination and sources of plasticizers in Asia: a review -- Chapter 7-Antifouling Strategies & Environmental Issues in Industrial Cooling Water Systems in the Marine Environment -- Chapter 8-Measuring emerging contaminants in freshwater systems -- Chapter 9-Optical Techniques in Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Water and Waste Water -- Part 3: Current approaches for remediation of organic micropollutants -- Chapter 10-Pharmaceuticals in Indian Aquatic Environment: Risk and Implications for Management -- Chapter 11-Suspect and Non-target Screening of Pharmaceuticals in Water and Wastewater Matrices -- Chapter 12-Human exposure and health risks -- Chapter 13-Carbamazepine Residues in Wastewater and River Water: Occurrence, Estimation of Use, and Disposal of this Drug in a Small Community in Western Kentucky, USA -- Chapter 14-Source, Treatment and Management Options of Contaminants of Emerging Concerns (CECs) in Water -- Chapter 15-Emerging Contaminants in Water: Potential Risks and Remedial Techniques -- Chapter 16-Emerging Contaminants Removal from Domestic Wastewater by Advanced Treatment Technologies -- Chapter 17-Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminants in Water and Wastewater -- Chapter 18-Novel strategies to treat organic micropollutants -- Chapter 19-Advanced treatment technologies to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes from urban wastewater -- Chapter 20-Nanotechnology based treatment strategies for removal of antibiotic and antibiotic byproducts from waste water -- Chapter 21-Levels, sources and removal efficiency of PCDDs/PCDFs and dl-PCBs in water and wastewater in Poland and Europe under the European water directives.
    Abstract: This volume provides a collection of research findings on the distribution and risk associated with emerging contaminants (ECs) in water and wastewater across the globe, and effective remediation techniques and technologies. The book covers various monitoring techniques for ECs in water and wastewater and its related impacts on the ambient environment, and offers valuable information on cost-effective monitoring techniques and sustainable treatment technologies for ECs. The authors detail the risks and biological effects of ECs and legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in freshwater and marine systems, including their adverse interactions with aquatic organisms, while also discussing the associated impacts on human health. The book comprehensively covers current research outcomes on treatment methods, cost-effectiveness, and infrastructure needs for effective removal of ECs. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and scholars in environmental science and engineering, water and wastewater, toxicology, environmental biotechnology, soil sciences, and microbial ecology.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 415 p. 137 illus., 99 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030954437
    Series Statement: Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95443-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-95443-7
    DDC: 363.73
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    Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India : Case Studies on Vapi and Surat, Gujarat (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental policy. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Policy. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1 – Status of POPs Pollution in India -- Chapter 2 – Regulatory framework, Policies and Programs in POPs Management in India -- Chapter 3 – POPs Associated with Plastic Waste -- Chapter 4 – Transport of POPs from Source to Sea -- Chapter 5 – Environmental Monitoring Techniques of Targeted POPs -- Chapter 6 – Environmental and health impact -- Chapter 7 – International Regulatory Frameworks and Best Practices in Management of POPs -- Chapter 8 – Overview of Use and Release Sources of the Seven New POPs -- Chapter 9 – Analysis of Gaps in Management of POPs in India -- Chapter 10 – Case Studies-Tapi and Daman Ganga River Basins in Gujarat. .
    Abstract: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are a class of chemicals that are persistent, bio accumulative and toxic (PBT), which are restricted for use under the Stockholm Convention. They adversely impact the environment, human and animal health. Most of the POPs are semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and known to have a long-range transport potential and are often deposited in colder climate and found in places away from the regions they are produced. POPs are usually hydrophobic (i.e., “water-hating”) and lipophilic (i.e., “fat-loving”) chemicals, due to which they bind to solids, particularly organic matter, and fatty tissues in both marine and terrestrial environments. As a result, POPs may move up the food chain. This book focuses on determining the sources, fate, analytical techniques of detecting POPs as well as their health impacts. It further dwells on the regulatory aspects, management of POPs, best environmental practices (BEPs), Indian and international case studies, gaps in understanding the regulatory aspects. A few key recommendations for the way forward form the concluding chapters of this book.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: X, 200 p. 27 illus., 26 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031313110
    Series Statement: Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0
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  • 7
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    Arsenic Water Resources Contamination : Challenges and Solutions (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Medical policy. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental health. ; Pollution. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Health Policy. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1: Groundwater arsenic contamination and availability of safe water for drinking in Middle Ganga Plain in India -- Chapter2: Geomorphic controls on spatial arsenic distribution in aquifers of the Brahmaputra River floodplains -- Chapter3: Reductive dissolution of Fe-oxyhydroxides a potential mechanism for arsenic release into groundwater in the alluvial plain of river Brahmaputra -- Chapter4: Sources of arsenic exposure in well-nourished children -- Chapter5: Environmental arsenic exposure and human health risk -- Chapter6: Sustainable arsenic mitigation: problems and prospects in India -- Chapter7: Arsenic Contamination of Soil in Relation to Water in Northeastern South Africa -- Chapter8: Arsenic contamination of India’s groundwater: a review and critical analysis -- Chapter9: Biosorption of Arsenic: An Emerging Eco-technology of Arsenic Detoxification in Drinking Water -- Chapter10: Assessing and mapping human health risks due to arsenic and socioeconomic correlates for proactive arsenic mitigation -- Chapter11: Arsenic-contaminated drinking water and the associated health effects in the Shahpur block of Bihar: a case study from five villages -- Chapter12: Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mitigation in Pakistan: a case of Indus river basin.
    Abstract: This edited volume brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability and health researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by arsenic water contamination. The book sheds light on this global environmental issue, and proposes solutions to aquatic contamination through a multi-disciplinary lens and case studies from Bangladesh and India. The book may serve as a reference to environment and sustainability researchers, students and policy makers. Part one of the book describes the issue of arsenic contamination in ground water and river basins, including its source and distribution in specific locations in India. Part two explains the routes of exposure to environmental arsenic, its transport in aquatic ecosystems, and the health risks linked to arsenic exposure in food and the environment. Part three addresses sustainable arsenic contamination mitigation strategies and policies, the socioeconomic, demographic, cultural and psychological aspects of arsenic contamination, and the potential applications of GIS and remote sensing in providing solutions. Part four concludes by discussing the role of local and regional institutions in water resources management for a variety of issues including but not limited to arsenic contamination, and presents a case study in the Indus river basin in Pakistan to propose future contamination mitigation strategies.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: VIII, 305 p. 59 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030212582
    Series Statement: Advances in Water Security,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21258-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21258-2
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    Microplastic Pollution : Environmental Occurrence and Treatment Technologies (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Refuse and refuse disposal. ; Environmental chemistry. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Waste Management/Waste Technology. ; Environmental Chemistry.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part1. Introduction to Plastic pollution -- Chapter1. Emerging issue of Microplastic in Sediments and Surface water of South Asia: A Review of Status, Research Needs and Data Gaps -- Chapter2. Extraction, Enumeration and Identification Methods for Monitoring Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment -- Chapter3. Monitoring of Microplastic Pollution -- Chapter4. Polymer types of microplastic in coastal areas -- Chapter5. Evaluation of Different Metrics to Study Microplastics as an Environmental Forensic Tool -- Part2. Environmental Occurrence -- Chapter6. Atmospheric microplastic distribution, fate, and behaviour in context to pollution -- Chapter7. Microplastic Pollution in the Context of Occurrence, Distribution, Composition, and Concentration in Surface Waters and Sediments: A Global Overview -- Chapter8. Microplastic Pollution in the Black Sea: An Overview of the Current Situation -- Chapter9. Occurrence and fate of microplastics in freshwater resources -- Chapter10. Occurrence of microplastic pollution in freshwater -- Chapter11. Occurrence of Microplastic Pollution in Coastal Areas -- Chapter12. Modeling the fate and transport of microplastics in coastal areas -- Chapter13. Occurrence of microplastic pollution in marine water -- Part III. Risk assessment and health impact -- Chapter14. Microplastic Pollution and Contamination of Seafood (including fish, sharks, mussels, oysters, shrimps, and seaweeds): A Global Overview -- Chapter15. Impacts of Plasticizers on Riverine Ecological Integrity in Context to Sustainability Challenges -- Chapter16. Consequences of Plastic Trash on Behavior and Ecology of Birds -- Chapter17. Risk assessment of microplastic pollution -- Chapter18. The ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on trophic levels of aquatic ecosystems -- Chapter19. Ecological and public health effects of microplastics pollution -- PartIV. Treatment Technologies -- Chapter20. Microplastics as an emerged contaminant and its potential treatment technologies -- Chapter21. Green treatment technologies for microplastic pollution -- Chapter22. Chemical Technologies to degrade microplastic pollution -- Chapter23. Bibliometric Analysis of Emerging Trends in Research on Microplastic Pollution in Post-Paris Agreement and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic World.
    Abstract: This volume discusses the growing issue of global environmental microplastic pollution resulting from the industrial manufacturing of everyday products. The book focuses on the emergence of microplastic pollution, types, sources, fate, dynamic trends in the environment, occurrence in different environmental settings, toxicity, risk assessment, and prevention strategies. The authors provide a detailed explanation and provision of the techniques used for the detection, separation, and identification of microplastics for use by industry workers and scientists, along with policy recommendations for legislative bodies to reduce the spread and impact of harmful microplastics. The book will be of use to students, teachers, researchers, policy makers, and environmental organizations.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XIII, 550 p. 77 illus., 67 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030892203
    Series Statement: Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89220-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89220-3
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    Social Constructions of Water Quality in South Africa : A case study of the Blesbokspruit River in the Context of Acid Mine Drainage Treatment (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Economic development. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Development Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section1. Forest Conservation Ecology -- Chapter1. Introduction to Forest Resources in India: Conservation, Management, and Monitoring Perspectives -- Chapter2. Assessment of Carbon Sequestration using InVEST model in Delhi, India -- Chapter3. Assessments of Bio-physical characteristics of Vegetation cover in Western Part of Puruliya District in West Bengal -- Chapter4. Delineating the mangrove patches along coastal Kerala using Geographical Information System, satellite data and field validation -- Section2. Forest Conservation and Society -- Chapter5. Significance of Social Systems in Forest and Biodiversity Conservation: Experiences from JANGAL MAHALS of West Bengal, India -- Chapter6. ‘Green placemaking’ in Kolkata: Role of Urban Greens and Urban Forestry -- Chapter7. Forest Resource Scenario in Industrial Town: A Study of Asansol-Durgapur Region -- Chapter8. Floristic composition and inventorization of forest resources in some selected forest areas of Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India -- Section3. Forest Management -- Chapter9. Assessment of Forest cover change, community responses and conservation strategy: Evidence from North Sikkim district, India -- Chapter10. Carbon stock assessment in sub-humid tropical forest stands of the Eastern Himalayan foothills -- Chapter11. A People’s Biodiversity Register of Henry’s Island, Indian Sundarban -- Chapter12. Applications of Geospatial Technology on the Forest Management in Three Districts of North Bengal, India -- Section4. Forest Monitoring using GIS and Remote Sensing -- Chapter13. An assessment of the temporal changes in land cover and forest fragmentation using geospatial techniques: A case study from the Central Indian Highlands -- Chapter14. Analyzing the Trend, Pattern, and Hotspots of Forest Fires Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study of Almora District, India -- Chapter15. Approaches and methodologies on mapping vegetation cover and biodiversity status using remote sensing and spatial analysis: A systematic review -- Chapter16. Application of participatory rural appraisal and geospatial techniques for analyzing the dynamics of mangrove forest and dependent livelihood in Indian Sundarban -- Section5. Human-Wildlife Conflicts -- Chapter17. Changing landscape and escalating human-wildlife conflict: Introspection from a transboundary landscape -- Chapter18. Issues of Biodiversity Conservation and Conflict in Gorumara National Park, West Bengal, India -- Chapter19. Assessing potential Habitat suitability for Panthera tigris using multiple grain size and different ensemble methods in maximum entropy modeling -- Chapter20. Assessment of Prospective Check Dam Sites in Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bihar with Integrated Analytical Hierarchy Process and Geospatial Techniques.
    Abstract: This book details how the water quality of the Blesbokspruit River in Gauteng, South Africa was socially constructed by stakeholders and key individuals in the context of acid mine drainage (AMD) and its treatment. Social constructionism is used as the framing for this research to explain how water is intrinsically social. Findings presented here show that stakeholders are aware that the changes in the physicality of the Blesbokspruit resulted from human interventions and varied uses of the water over the years. Such knowledge, among factors such as the historical context of mining, current coal mining, flows and volumes of water, technology used and processes followed, information and communication, and vested interests influence social constructions of the water quality. What counts as the truth about water varies depending on the individual’s perspective, their purpose, and their individual interests. Further, how one defines water quality influences what treatment processes are preferred in order to improve water quality. The book explains why, for example, a treatment process meant to improve water quality gained a bad reputation by the public because of the South African government’s silo approach. The book explains how these social constructions are entrenched in power relations between stakeholders regarding AMD treatment and illustrates how power was used to influence decisions to improve the water quality of the Blesbokspruit. The case presented in this book offers insights and recommendations for policymakers working in water governance, including means to influence social constructions of water quality and ways to clarify roles and responsibilities in pursuit of improved cooperative government.
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    Pages: XVIII, 219 p. 38 illus., 36 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030982379
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98237-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98237-9
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    Mercury Toxicity : Challenges and Solutions (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Pollution. ; Environmental health. ; Environmental management. ; Sustainability. ; Pollution. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Management. ; Sustainability.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Environmental Mercury Exposure – A Continuing Challenge -- Chapter 2. Mercury Contamination in Food : An Overview -- Chapter 3. Research Trend on Mercury (Hg) Contamination of Water Resources: A Bibliometric Review -- Chapter 4. Impact of mercury and its toxicity on health and environment: a general perspective -- Chapter 5. Effects of Mercury: Neurological and Cellular Perspective -- Chapter 6. Mercury Adsorption using Biowaste Biochar: A Green Technology Approach -- Chapter 7. Removal of Mercury of Wastewater by Different Natural Biomasses -- Chapter 8. Microbial Remediation of Mercury: An Overview -- Chapter 9. Remediation Strategies of Environmental Mercury: An Overview of its Environmental Persistence, Associated Threats and Health Impacts -- Chapter 10. Mercury Remediation: Easing Biochar Approach -- Chapter 11. Application and Development Strategies of Nano-Adsorbents on Mercury Remediation -- Chapter 12. Amputation of Mercury from Wastewater: Perspectives of Action Methods -- Chapter 13. Environmental Mercury Toxicity and its Bioremediation -- Chapter 14. Biosorption of Mercury from Aqueous Solutions by Biosorbents.
    Abstract: This book presents mercury toxicity with respect to remediation and health issues. It covers sources of mercury contamination, its impact on human health, and prospective remediation by both bioremediation and phytoremediation with the application of recent advanced techniques such as genetic engineering and nanotechnology. Both anthropogenic activities and natural processes cause the release of mercury into different spheres of the environment resulting in severe adverse impacts. Increased anthropogenic discharge of mercury leads to disturbance in its natural biogeochemical cycle, which results in unenviable diseases and hazardous health effects. Mercury pollution is responsible for causing neurobehavioral, kidney, heart, gastrointestinal, liver, and other diseases. Many published works about the impact of mercury on health are also available worldwide; however, there is no complete understanding available on toxicological studies of mercury that covers the broader spectrum of findings ranging from sources of exposure to mercury toxicity to its remediation strategies. This book brings together a diverse group of environmental science, sustainability, and health researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by mercury contamination. The book also proposes solutions to contamination through multi-disciplinary approaches. The book contains three sections. The first part describes the different sources and distribution of mercury in soil and plant ecosystems. The second part explains the health risks linked to mercury toxicity. The third part addresses sustainable mercury toxicity mitigation strategies and the potential applications of recent technology in providing solutions. This book is a valuable resource to students, academics, researchers, and environmental professionals working in the field of mercury contamination.
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    Pages: XI, 374 p. 72 illus., 45 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789819977192
    Series Statement: Environmental Science and Engineering,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7719-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7719-2
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
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