1st Edition

Natural Arsenic in Groundwater Proceedings of the Pre-Congress Workshop "Natural Arsenic in Groundwater", 32nd International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, 18-19 August 2004

Edited By J. Bundschuh, P. Bhattacharya, D. Chandrasekharam Copyright 2005
356 Pages
by CRC Press

356 Pages
by CRC Press

Arsenic contamination has become a global phenomenon. With the development of advanced technological detection tools, more geographical areas have been identified. The people most affected are those in the poorer socio-economic groups.  The research articles in this book have been contributed by scientists working in areas severely affected by these difficulties. The... Read more

Section 1: Arsenic occurrence and genesis in sedimentary and hard-rock aquifers

Section 2: Environmental health assessment-arsenic in the food chain

Section 3: Arsenic biogeochemistry in groundwater

Section 4: Remediation of arsenic-rich groundwaters

Section 5: Management of arsenic-rich groundwaters

Biography

J. Bundschuh, P. Bhattacharya, D. Chandrasekharam

"This book is recommended for all those working on Arsenic and fulfills a real need on the status of As research now....", Applied Geochemistry, 21 (2006), 724-725, Olle Selinus, Geological Survey of Sweden.