This book provides a plethora of information about global arsenic (As) contamination and the challenges for environment. Arsenic is a naturally occurring metalloid that is widely distributed in water, soil, air and biota from natural and anthropogenic sources. Arsenic has been found in drinking water in over 100 countries worldwide, which caused a major public health issue including: cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, and cancers of various organs - these are some of the general health effects of As exposure. Exposure of plants to As, even at very low concentrations, can cause many morphological, physiological, and biochemical changes. The recent research on As in the water-soil-plant-human systems indicates that As toxicity to plants varies with As speciation in plants, type of plant species and with other soil factors controlling As accumulation in plants. In recent years, the development of efficient green chemistry methods for detoxification of trace metal poisoning has become a major focus of researchers. It has been investigated in order to find an eco-friendly and recyclable technique for the removal of As contamination from the natural resources.
Understanding the significance of As hazard and roles of sustainable or eco-friendly approaches in its mitigation, we intend to bring forth a comprehensive volume Global Arsenic Hazard - Ecotoxicology and Remediation" highlighting the various prospects involved in current scenario. We are hopeful that this comprehensive volume will furnish the requisite of all those who are working or have interest in the proposed topic.
Chapter 1 Global arsenic hazard and sustainable development.- Chapter
02 Global arsenic contamination of groundwater, soil, and food crops and
health impacts.- Chapter 03 Arsenic contamination in rice and the possible
mitigation options.- Chapter 04 Arsenic in gold mining wastes: an
environmental and human health threat in Ghana.- Chapter 05 Arsenic
Contamination in Karst Regions.- Chapter 06 Arsenic dynamics in paddy rice
ecosystems and human exposure.- Chapter 07 Interaction of arsenic with
biochar in water and soil: principles, applications, and prospects.- Chapter
08 Accumulation and translocation of arsenic in rice with its distributional
flow during cooking: A study in West Bengal, India.- Chapter 09 An overview
of arsenic contamination in water resources of Pakistan, risk assessment and
remediation strategies.- Chapter 10 Approaches for stochastic modelling of
toxic ion adsorption at crystal-water interfaces: A case study of
arsenic.- Chapter 11 A comparison of technologies for remediation of
arsenic-bearing water: The significance of constructed wetlands.- Chapter
12 Application of nanotechnology in mitigating arsenic stress and
accumulation in crops: Where we are and where we are moving
towards?.- Chapter 13 Nano-enabled remediation of arsenic-bearing water and
wastewater.- Chapter 14 Molecular Aspects of Arsenic Responsive Microbes in
Soil-Plant-Aqueous Triphasic Systems.- Chapter 15 Phosphate-induced
phytoextraction by Pteris vittata reduced arsenic uptake by rice.- Chapter
16 Modified biosorbents as potential biomaterials for arsenic removal from
contaminated water.- Chapter 17 Phytoremedial potential of perennial woody
vegetation under arsenic-contaminated conditions in diverse
environments.- Chapter 18 Bacterial tolerance and biotransformation of
arsenic in soil and aqueous media.- Chapter 19 Arsenic bioremediation of soil
and water systems - an overview.- Chapter 20 Modern aspects of
phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soils.- Chapter 21 Nanoparticulate
iron oxide minerals for arsenic removal from contaminated water.- Chapter
22 Arsenic-toxicity and tolerance: phytochelatin-mediated detoxification and
genetic engineering-based remediation.- Chapter 23 Distribution of arsenic in
rice grain from West Bengal, India: Its relevance to geographical origin,
variety, cultivars and cultivation season.
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