Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination
A Pakistan Perspective
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Beschreibung
This book presents an up-to-the-minute overview of arsenic and fluoride pollution of soil and groundwater in Pakistan. It includes the author’s doctoral dissertation on Lahore as a case study and describes the mechanism of pollution on the basis of the findings in that area. The book highlights the concrete situation in Pakistan – including the severity of the problem, its health effects and the risks posed to the people living in affected areas by these two major pollutants– and points out essential research areas that call for immediate attention. As such, it draws attention to the need for management strategies in the affected areas and offers a valuable reference work on Pakistan for students and researchers alike.
This book presents an up-to-the-minute overview of arsenic and fluoride pollution of soil and groundwater in Pakistan. It includes the author’s doctoral dissertation on Lahore as a case study and describes the mechanism of pollution on the basis of the findings in that area. The book highlights the concrete situation in Pakistan – including the severity of the problem, its health effects and the risks posed to the people living in affected areas by these two major pollutants– and points out essential research areas that call for immediate attention. As such, it draws attention to the need for management strategies in the affected areas and offers a valuable reference work on Pakistan for students and researchers alike.
Comprehensive coverage of simultaneous occurring of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater and soil Exclusive coverage of Environmental Isotopes, their analysis and interpretations Useful as a standard text or reference book for graduate, postgraduate students and researchers in the field of Environmental Sciences and Hydro-geochemistry Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Abida Farooqi
Themen in »Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination«
Arsenic Fluoride Groundwater Pollution Soil water quality and water pollution water quality and water pollution hydrogeology