Overview
This book provides recent advancement in the field of arsenic contamination and associated theories
This book also provides an overview of arsenic effects on human health including established cases
This book will also focus on various available and prospective biological and physico-chemical options for combating arsenic contamination issue
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides an overview to researchers, graduate, and undergraduate students, as well as academicians who are interested in arsenic. It covers human health risks and established cases of human ailments and sheds light on prospective control measures, both biological and physico-chemical.
Arsenic (As) is a widely distributed element in the environment having no known useful physiological function in plants or animals. Historically, this metalloid has been known to be used widely as a poison. Effects of arsenic have come to light in the past few decades due to its increasing contamination in several parts of world, with the worst situation being in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The worrying issue is the ingestion of arsenic through water and food and associated health risks due to its carcinogenic and neurotoxic nature. The impact of the problem is widespread, and it has led to extensive research on finding both the causes and solutions. These attempts have allowed us to understand the various probable causes of arsenic contamination in the environment, and at the same time, have provided a number of possible solutions. It is reported that more than 200 mineral species contain As. Generally, As binds with iron and sulfur to form arsenopyrite. According to one estimate from the World Health Organization (WHO), contextual levels of As in soil ranges from 1 to 40 mg kg-1. Arsenic toxicity is related to its oxidation state which is present in the medium. As is a protoplastic toxin, due to its consequence on sulphydryl group it interferes in cell enzymes, cell respiration and in mitosis. Exposure of As may occur to humans via several industries, such as refining or smelting of metal ores, microelectronics, wood preservation, battery manufacturing, and also to those who work in power plants that burn arsenic-rich coal.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Soumya Chatterjee is Sr. Scientist and head of the Department of Biodegradation Technology at Defence Research Laboratory (DRDO) at Tezpur, Assam, India. His area of research includes microbial biodegradation; abiotic stress in plants; bioremediation and phytoremediation; wastewater bacteriophages; sanitation; metagenomics. He has already published more than 60 refereed research papers/review articles, book chapters in peer reviewed journals/books (includes as editor of book and journal special issue).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Arsenic Contamination in the Environment
Book Subtitle: The Issues and Solutions
Editors: Dharmendra Kumar Gupta, Soumya Chatterjee
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54356-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54354-3Published: 01 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85377-2Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54356-7Published: 23 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 218
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pollution, general, Environmental Health, Environmental Management