| Description |
1 online resource (236 pages) |
| Series |
Arsenic in the environment, 3 |
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Arsenic in the environment, 3
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| Contents |
Front cover; The Taiwan Crisis: a showcase of the global arsenic problem; About the book series; Editorial board; List of Contents; Foreword; Authors' preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Taiwan and the global arsenic problem; Chapter 2. Geological controls of arsenic concentrations in groundand surface-waters--An overview of our worldwide state-of-the-art knowledge; Chapter 3. History of blackfoot disease; Chapter 4. Cause of blackfoot disease: Arsenic in artesian well water; Chapter 5. Non-vascular health effects of arsenic in drinking water in Taiwan |
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Chapter 6. Arsenic sources, occurrences and mobility in surface water, groundwater and sedimentsChapter 7. Arsenic in soils and plants: accumulation and bioavailability; Chapter 8. Potential threat of the use of arsenic-contaminated water in aquaculture; Chapter 9. Current solutions to arsenic-contaminated water; References; Subject index; Locality index; Arsenic in the Environment; Back cover |
| Summary |
Offers an understanding of the occurrence and genesis of arsenic-rich groundwaters in Taiwan. This book deals with constraints on the mobility of arsenic in groundwater, its uptake from soil and water by plants, arsenic-propagation through the food chain, human health impacts, and arsenic-removal technologies |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Groundwater -- Arsenic content -- Taiwan
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Arsenic -- Physiological effect -- Taiwan
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Environmental toxicology -- Taiwan
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Arsenic -- Physiological effect
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Environmental toxicology
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Groundwater -- Arsenic content
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Taiwan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203848067 |
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0203848063 |
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