Tracing the Sources and Fate of Contaminants in Agroecosystems
Author : Joseph Adu-Gyamfi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,18 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 3031472659
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 50
Author : Vipin Kumar Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 16,59 MB
Release : 2021-03-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030632490
Book Description
This book reviews contaminants of emerging nature affecting the agroecosystem and includes important information regarding the their sources, types, transportation, environmental threats and strategies to decontaminate the affected agroecosystems. The contents of this volume will help the policy makers and environmental engineers in combating the continuously rising threats to cultivated ecosystems.
Soil pollution: a hidden reality
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 2018-04-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251305056
Book Description
This document presents key messages and the state-of-the-art of soil pollution, its implications on food safety and human health. It aims to set the basis for further discussion during the forthcoming Global Symposium on Soil Pollution (GSOP18), to be held at FAO HQ from May 2nd to 4th 2018. The publication has been reviewed by the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soil (ITPS) and contributing authors. It addresses scientific evidences on soil pollution and highlights the need to assess the extent of soil pollution globally in order to achieve food safety and sustainable development. This is linked to FAO’s strategic objectives, especially SO1, SO2, SO4 and SO5 because of the crucial role of soils to ensure effective nutrient cycling to produce nutritious and safe food, reduce atmospheric CO2 and N2O concentrations and thus mitigate climate change, develop sustainable soil management practices that enhance agricultural resilience to extreme climate events by reducing soil degradation processes. This document will be a reference material for those interested in learning more about sources and effects of soil pollution.
Global Assessment of Soil Pollution
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Environmental sciences
ISBN : 9789251344484
Book Description
World soil health is under pressure from erosion, loss of soil organic carbon and biodiversity, pollution, and salinization. This report presents the status and drivers of global soil pollution, as well as recommendations to address the issue such as using bioremediation technologies.
Contaminants in Agriculture
Author : M. Naeem
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2020-04-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 303041552X
Book Description
This comprehensive volume covers recent studies into agricultural problems caused by soil and water contamination. Considering the importance of agricultural crops to human health, the editors have focused on chapters detailing the negative impact of heavy metals, excessive chemical fertilizer use, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, agricultural wastes and toxic pollutants, among others, on agricultural soil and crops. In addition, the chapters offer solutions to these negative impacts through various scientific approaches, including using biotechnology, nanotechnology, nutrient management strategies, biofertilizers, as well as potent PGRs and elicitors. This book serves as a key source of information on scientific and engineered approaches and challenges for the bioremediation of agricultural contamination worldwide. This book should be helpful for research students, teachers, agriculturalists, agronomists, botanists, and plant growers, as well as in the fields of agriculture, agronomy, plant science, plant biology, and biotechnology, among others. It serves as an excellent reference on the current research and future directions of contaminants in agriculture from laboratory research to field application.
Heavy Metals in Soils
Author : Brian J. Alloway
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9400744706
Book Description
This third edition of the book has been completely re-written, providing a wider scope and enhanced coverage. It covers the general principles of the natural occurrence, pollution sources, chemical analysis, soil chemical behaviour and soil-plant-animal relationships of heavy metals and metalloids, followed by a detailed coverage of 21 individual elements, including: antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, tin, tungsten, uranium, vanadium and zinc. The book is highly relevant for those involved in environmental science, soil science, geochemistry, agronomy, environmental health, and environmental engineering, including specialists responsible for the management and clean-up of contaminated land.
Environmental Contaminants
Author : Jules M. Blais
Publisher : Springer
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 46,95 MB
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 940179541X
Book Description
The human footprint on the global environment now touches every corner of the world. This book explores the myriad ways that environmental archives can be used to study the distribution and long-term trajectories of chemical contaminants. The volume first focuses on reviews that examine the integrity of the historic record, including factors related to hydrology, post-depositional diffusion, and mixing processes. This is followed by a series of chapters dealing with the diverse archives and methodologies available for long-term studies of environmental pollution, such as the use of sediments, ice cores, sclerochronology, and museum specimens.
Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources
Author : Manish Kumar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 13,32 MB
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9811545995
Book Description
This volume takes a multidisciplinary approach to study and evaluate the global human vulnerability to the exposure of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the natural environment. It provides a comprehensive resource on structurally diverse groups of chemical compounds that have adverse effects on the aquatic environment. It explores the global strength, environmental status, chemical risk assessment and management strategies of CECs with relevant modern techniques. The principle focus is on concurrent emerging water quality issues. It defines the impacts of the environmental exposure of trace concentrations of CECs and/or their metabolites and discusses possible technological advances to combat the emerging pollutants. It will be useful to researchers, multi-stakeholder expert groups, policymakers, and graduate students.
Ecological Risk Assessment for Chlorpyrifos in Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems in the United States
Author : John P. Giesy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 17,40 MB
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319038656
Book Description
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.
Agrochemicals Detection, Treatment and Remediation
Author : Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 2020-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0081030177
Book Description
Agrochemicals Detection, Treatment and Remediation focuses on the latest research surrounding the detection and remediation of a new generation of agrochemical contaminants. The book defines the occurrence, sources, types and effects of agrochemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and soil fumigants in the environment. The book covers both advanced physical and chemical methods for the abatement of these emerging contaminants in environmental media. Environmental Engineers and Researchers will find this to be a valuable reference on advanced processes for resource recovery, including nanotechnology for the recovery of phosphate from fertilizer industry wastewater.
