Arsenic: Environmental Chemistry, Health Threats and Waste Treatment

Arsenic: Environmental Chemistry, Health Threats and Waste Treatment
ISBN-10
0470741139
ISBN-13
9780470741139
Series
Arsenic
Category
Science
Pages
588
Language
English
Published
2009-02-25
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Kevin Henke

Description

This book presents an overview of the chemistry, geology, toxicology and environmental impacts of arsenic, presenting information on relatively common arsenic minerals and their key properties. In addition, it includes discussions on the environmental impacts of the release of arsenic from mining and coal combustion. Although the environmental regulations of different nations vary and change over time, prominent International, North American, and European guidelines and regulations on arsenic will be reviewed. Includes information on recent environmental catastrophes (e.g. Bangladesh and China) A thorough discussion of the arsenic cycle, including the cosmological origin of arsenic Includes Appendices providing extensive glossary and measurement conversion tables

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