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Title:
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SOILS AND GROUNDWATER POLLUTION AND REMEDIATION
ASIA, AFRICA, AND OCEANIA |
By: |
P. M. Huang, I. K. Iskandar |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£135.00 |
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£121.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
1566704529 |
ISBN 13: |
9781566704526 |
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Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
Pub. date: |
29 July, 1999 |
Pages: |
400 |
Description: |
Discusses the effects the increased population density has on the ecosystems of Asia, Africa and Oceania. This book covers metals, radionuclides, pesticides, and other anthropogenic organic compounds in soil environments in those regions. It addresses the status and prospects of soil and groundwater pollution and their remediation strategies. |
Synopsis: |
The increasing population densities of Asia, Africa and Oceania are in conflict with the ecosystem. A growing demand for food and fiber causes agriculture to rely heavily upon chemical fertilization, herbicides and pesticides. Rising industrial output creates higher contamination from cadmium, lead, selenium, and other metals. Soils and Groundwater Remediation explores the toxic levels of metals, radionuclides, inorganics, and anthropogenic organic compounds found in the soils and groundwater of Asia, Africa and Oceania. This 14 chapter book reviews the distribution, transformation, and dynamics of the pollutants. The authors also reflect on the impact of Acid-rain. The contributors to this book are well-known scientists from Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, and Kenya. The authors address their findings to researchers, educators, government regulators, and students. As the title suggests, the book is ultimately concerned with remediation. Huang and Iskandar feel "the potential for restoring ecosystem health ...in these areas is enormous." The contributions of Soils and Groundwater Remediation will bring science closer to achieving that possibility. |
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170 black & white tables |
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US |
Imprint: |
CRC Press Inc |
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