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Heavy metals : sources, toxicity and remediation techniques / editor, Deepak Pathania (associate professor & head, Department of Chemistry, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Materials science and technologiesPublisher: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634847667
  • 1634847660
Uniform titles:
  • Heavy metals (2016)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 628.5/2 23
LOC classification:
  • TD196.M4
Online resources:
Contents:
HEAVY METALS SOURCES, TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES; HEAVY METALS SOURCES, TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: MERCURY: SOURCES, TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Mercury as a Global Contaminant; 1.2. Physicochemical Properties of Mercury; 2. SOURCES AND USES OF MERCURY; 2.1. Mining Sources; 2.2. Atmospheric Deposition; 2.3. Urban Sources; 2.4. Agricultural Sources; 2.5. Erosion Sources; 2.6. Combustion and Industrial Sources
3. METALLOMICS OF MERCURY3.1. Introduction to Metallomics; 3.2. Exposure Pathways of Mercury; 3.3. Tissue Distribution of Mercury; 3.4. The Role of Thiols; 3.5. Role of Selenium in the Metallomics of Mercury; 3.5.1. Formation of MeHg-Se Compounds; 3.5.2. Selenium-Aided Demethylation of MeHg; 3.5.3. Formation of Inorganic Hg-Se Compounds; 3.5.4. Redistribution of Inorganic Hg in the Presence of Se; 3.5.5. Selenium Inhibition of Methyl Radicals from MeHg; 3.5.6. Mercury-Induced Se Deficiency; 4. RECENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ESTIMATION OF MERCURY; 4.1. Handling of Samples
4.2. Extraction from Solid Samples4.3. Estimation from Solid Samples; 4.3.1. Determination of Hg in Coal; 4.3.2. Extraction and Determination of Hg in Fish Tissues; 4.3.3. Determination of Ultra-Trace Amount Methyl-, Phenyl- and Inorganic Mercury in Human Hair and Fish Tissue; 4.4. Determination in Liquid Samples; 4.4.1. Mercury Speciation by Cold Vapor AAS; 4.4.2. Sensitive Mercury Speciation by Reversed-Phase Column High-PerformanceLiquid Chromatography with UV-Visible Detection for Sea Water; 4.4.3. Speciation Analysis of Mercury in Seawater by On-Line Pre-Concentration HPLC-ICP-MS
4.5. Determination in Gaseous Samples4.5.1. Simultaneous Removal of Hg0, SO2 and NO from Flue Gas UsingNaClO2 Solution; 4.5.2. Automated Monitoring of Gaseous Elemental Mercury (GEM) in Ambient Air; 4.5.3. Measurement of Atmospheric Mercury Species with Manual Sampling and Analysis Methods; 4.6. A Non-Instrumental Method; 5. REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES; 5.1. Soil Remediation; 5.1.1. Excavation and Ex-Situ Treatment; 5.1.1.1. Physical Separation; 5.1.1.2. Thermal Treatment; 5.1.1.3. Hydrometallurgical Treatments; 5.1.2. In-Situ Recovery
5.1.2.1. Soil Vapor Vacuum Extraction Coupled with Soil Heating5.1.2.2. Electro-Kinetic Separation; 5.1.2.3. Interceptor Systems; 5.1.2.4. Phytoremediation; 5.2. Surface and Ground Water Remediation; 5.2.1. In-Situ Treatments; 5.2.1.1. Permeable Reactive Barriers; 5.2.1.2. In-Situ Leaching and Extraction; 5.2.1.3. Passive Remediation -- Wetlands; 5.3. Containment; 5.3.1. Pump-and-Treat; 5.3.2. Impermeable Barriers (Sealed Surfaces and Drainage); 5.3.3. Stabilization and Solidification; 5.3.4. In-Situ Capping; 5.4. Electro-Remediation of Mercury Polluted Soil: A Case Study; FUTURE PROSPECTIVES
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HEAVY METALS SOURCES, TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES; HEAVY METALS SOURCES, TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: MERCURY: SOURCES, TOXICITY AND REMEDIATION; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Mercury as a Global Contaminant; 1.2. Physicochemical Properties of Mercury; 2. SOURCES AND USES OF MERCURY; 2.1. Mining Sources; 2.2. Atmospheric Deposition; 2.3. Urban Sources; 2.4. Agricultural Sources; 2.5. Erosion Sources; 2.6. Combustion and Industrial Sources

3. METALLOMICS OF MERCURY3.1. Introduction to Metallomics; 3.2. Exposure Pathways of Mercury; 3.3. Tissue Distribution of Mercury; 3.4. The Role of Thiols; 3.5. Role of Selenium in the Metallomics of Mercury; 3.5.1. Formation of MeHg-Se Compounds; 3.5.2. Selenium-Aided Demethylation of MeHg; 3.5.3. Formation of Inorganic Hg-Se Compounds; 3.5.4. Redistribution of Inorganic Hg in the Presence of Se; 3.5.5. Selenium Inhibition of Methyl Radicals from MeHg; 3.5.6. Mercury-Induced Se Deficiency; 4. RECENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ESTIMATION OF MERCURY; 4.1. Handling of Samples

4.2. Extraction from Solid Samples4.3. Estimation from Solid Samples; 4.3.1. Determination of Hg in Coal; 4.3.2. Extraction and Determination of Hg in Fish Tissues; 4.3.3. Determination of Ultra-Trace Amount Methyl-, Phenyl- and Inorganic Mercury in Human Hair and Fish Tissue; 4.4. Determination in Liquid Samples; 4.4.1. Mercury Speciation by Cold Vapor AAS; 4.4.2. Sensitive Mercury Speciation by Reversed-Phase Column High-PerformanceLiquid Chromatography with UV-Visible Detection for Sea Water; 4.4.3. Speciation Analysis of Mercury in Seawater by On-Line Pre-Concentration HPLC-ICP-MS

4.5. Determination in Gaseous Samples4.5.1. Simultaneous Removal of Hg0, SO2 and NO from Flue Gas UsingNaClO2 Solution; 4.5.2. Automated Monitoring of Gaseous Elemental Mercury (GEM) in Ambient Air; 4.5.3. Measurement of Atmospheric Mercury Species with Manual Sampling and Analysis Methods; 4.6. A Non-Instrumental Method; 5. REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES; 5.1. Soil Remediation; 5.1.1. Excavation and Ex-Situ Treatment; 5.1.1.1. Physical Separation; 5.1.1.2. Thermal Treatment; 5.1.1.3. Hydrometallurgical Treatments; 5.1.2. In-Situ Recovery

5.1.2.1. Soil Vapor Vacuum Extraction Coupled with Soil Heating5.1.2.2. Electro-Kinetic Separation; 5.1.2.3. Interceptor Systems; 5.1.2.4. Phytoremediation; 5.2. Surface and Ground Water Remediation; 5.2.1. In-Situ Treatments; 5.2.1.1. Permeable Reactive Barriers; 5.2.1.2. In-Situ Leaching and Extraction; 5.2.1.3. Passive Remediation -- Wetlands; 5.3. Containment; 5.3.1. Pump-and-Treat; 5.3.2. Impermeable Barriers (Sealed Surfaces and Drainage); 5.3.3. Stabilization and Solidification; 5.3.4. In-Situ Capping; 5.4. Electro-Remediation of Mercury Polluted Soil: A Case Study; FUTURE PROSPECTIVES

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