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1 online resource. |
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Materials science and technologies
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Materials science and technologies series.
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Includes index. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects.
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Heavy metals -- Environmental aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pathania, Deepak, editor.
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Heavy metals (2016)
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Print version: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016 9781634847407 (DLC) 2016004802 |
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9781634847667 (electronic book) |
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1634847660 (electronic book) |
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9781634847407 (hardcover) |
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