Heavy Metals: Sources, Toxicity & Remediation Techniques (Materials Science and Technologies) - Hardcover

Deepak Pathania

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1634847407 ISBN 13: 9781634847407

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2016

Synopsis

This book is concerned with heavy metals, which are considered to be the most hazardous pollutants present in the water system. Heavy metals are extensively studied and their effects on human health are reviewed here. Although several adverse health effects of heavy metals are known for a long time, exposure to heavy metals continues and is even increasing in some parts of the world. This books deals with the source of heavy metals in the environment and possible mitigation measures for metal recovery. The technology available for the detection of heavy metals and the latest remediation techniques are also discussed in detail. In this way, the book also addresses general background to polymers and their composite materials for removal of specific toxic heavy metals from waste water. The different adsorption isotherm models and adsorption mechanism using biosorption methods are also described. The widespread applications of low-value agricultural products, ion-exchange, coagulation, precipitation, flocculation, ultra-filtration and electrochemical methods are mentioned. The book reviews the essential issues and will be of interest to academicians, research scholars and industries. It will be the precious resource for all undergraduate and postgraduate students at institutes and universities.

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About the Author

Deepak Pathania is Professor & Dean, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shoolini University Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. He had about 16 years of teaching and research experience. He started his teaching career in 2000 from NIT, Jalandhar, Punjab. He joined as Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Applied Sciences, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Phagwara, Punjab in 2005. He also functioned in Punjab University Post Graduates College for three years in Punjab. He was shifted to University at Himachal Pradesh as Head Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities in 2008. He is members of different professional scientific societies. He had guided 8 Ph.D and 10 M.Phil and 17 M.Sc. projects for their degree. Presently he is guiding 5 students for their Ph.D degree. He had authorized six books in different areas of interest from believed publishers. He is working on 2 books being published by Springer Germany. He is editorial members and reviewer of different national and international journals. He had about 90 publications in Journals and 115 in conferences to his credit. His area of research includes polymer based composites, nanocomposite ion exchangers, graft copolymerization, fiber reinforced composite, environmental chemistry, photocatalysis etc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1634847407
• ISBN 13: 9781634847407
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 315