Transformation Processes Of Metals In Urban Road Dust

Author : Ayomi Jayarathne,Buddhi Wijesiri,Prasanna Egodawatta,Godwin A Ayoko,Ashantha Goonetilleke
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811520785

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Transformation Processes of Metals in Urban Road Dust by Ayomi Jayarathne,Buddhi Wijesiri,Prasanna Egodawatta,Godwin A Ayoko,Ashantha Goonetilleke Pdf

This book discusses the physicochemical changes (transformations) that metals deposited on urban road surfaces undergo during dry weather periods, in order to provide insights into their potential impacts on stormwater quality. Based on extensive field experiments, and laboratory and data analyses, it examines transformation characteristics of metals with respect to the particle size of road dust, antecedent dry days and land uses. Further, it proposes a new risk-assessment methodology, improving the original human health-risk indices based on the transformation characteristics and potential bioavailability of metals in order to evaluate the risks posed by metals in stormwater. This book is of interest to researchers and decision-makers developing appropriate pollution mitigation measures to enhance the quality of stormwater, targeting the effective reuse of stormwater in urban areas.

Author : Yukun Ma,Prasanna Egodawatta,James McGree,Ashantha Goonetilleke
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811996160

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Human Health Risk Assessment of Toxic Chemical Pollutants in Stormwater by Yukun Ma,Prasanna Egodawatta,James McGree,Ashantha Goonetilleke Pdf

This book presents a detailed analysis in relation to human health risk assessment of the main toxic chemical pollutants in urban stormwater generated from urban traffic and land use activities. The knowledge presented in this book was derived based on comprehensive experimental investigations including field sampling, laboratory testing, mathematical modelling, spatial analysis and multivariate and univariate statistical data analyses. The key highlights of the book include the quantitative assessment of the human health risk posed by key toxic chemical pollutants in urban stormwater and the development of linkages between risk and traffic and land use. Additionally, a suite of mathematical equations are presented to predict human health risk based on traffic and land use characteristics through mathematical modelling. These outcomes can significantly assist in effective stormwater risk management under changing traffic and land use in the urban environment. The knowledge presented is of particular interest to readers such as stormwater treatment design specialists, decision-makers and urban planners since these outcomes provide practical suggestions and recommendations for effective urban stormwater treatment design.

Author : Attila Çiner,Md Firoz Khan,Amjad Kallel,Jesús Rodrigo-Comino,Mario Parise,Rahim Barzegar,Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler,Nabil Khelifi,Imran Ali
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031429170

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Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst by Attila Çiner,Md Firoz Khan,Amjad Kallel,Jesús Rodrigo-Comino,Mario Parise,Rahim Barzegar,Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler,Nabil Khelifi,Imran Ali Pdf

This edited book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 1st MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul, 2021. With two parts spanning a large spectrum of environmental, geomorphological and geoarcheological topics and a third part on caves and karst, which includes research studies gathered on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst (2021), this book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa. The book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in environmental management in the Middle East and Mediterranean region and surrounding areas. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geomorphology, landslides, soil science, paleoclimate, and geoarcheology. It also shares insights on cave and karst studies including speleology, cave and karst explorations, geomorphology, hydrogeology, geoethics, prehistoric eras in karst, geotectonics, and the nexus between human activities and karst sustainability.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : MINN:30000007296027

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Environmental Health Perspectives by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Toxicology
ISBN : UOM:39015009493647

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Toxicology Research Projects Directory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vanda Maria Falcão Espada Lopes de Andrade
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000954333

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Biomarkers of Toxic Metals by Vanda Maria Falcão Espada Lopes de Andrade Pdf

The current exposure of human populations to toxic metals makes the prevention and control of such exposures crucial. Biomarkers are undoubtably recognized as vital tools to achieve these goals. This book is for researchers, toxicologists, physicians, pharmacologists and those working in governmental regulatory agencies and other public health fields. The first part of this book covers general aspects of biomarkers of toxic metals, while parts 2 and 3 cover biomarkers of xenobiotic metals and essential metals with potential for toxicity, respectively. In part 4, novel approaches to metal biomarkers are focused.

Author : Maria A. Mimikou,Evangelos A. Baltas,Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466581333

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Hydrology and Water Resource Systems Analysis by Maria A. Mimikou,Evangelos A. Baltas,Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis Pdf

Hydrology and water resources analysis can be looked at together, but this is the only book which presents the relevant material and which bridges the gap between scientific processes and applications in one text. New methods and programs for solving hydrological problems are outlined in a concise and readily accessible form. Hydrology and Water Resource Systems Analysis includes a number of illustrations and tables, with fully solved example problems integrated within the text. It describes a systematic treatment of various surface water estimation techniques; and provides detailed treatment of theory and applications of groundwater flow for both steady-state and unsteady-state conditions; time series analysis and hydrological simulation; floodplain management; reservoir and stream flow routing; sedimentation and erosion hydraulics; urban hydrology; the hydrological design of basic hydraulic structures; storage spillways and energy dissipation for flood control, optimization techniques for water management projects; and methods for uncertainty analysis. It is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and for practitioners. Hydrologists and water-related professionals will be helped with an unfamiliar term or a new subject area, or be given a formula, the procedure for solving a problem, or guidance on the computer packages which are available, or shown how to obtain values from a table of data. For them it is a compendium of hydrological practice rather than science, but sufficient scientific background is provided to enable them to understand the hydrological processes in a given problem, and to appreciate the limitations of the methods presented for solving it.

Author : Graeme E. Batley
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0849347122

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Trace Element Speciation Analytical Methods and Problems by Graeme E. Batley Pdf

This book discusses in detail the application of physical separation procedures together with modern instrumental analysis techniques such as HPLC, gas chromatography, and anodic strip-ping voltammetry. Particular emphasis is given to environmental samples where the greatest concern for the effects of speciation on trace element transport, toxicity, and bioavailability have been ex-pressed. Special chapters are also devoted to methods of sam-pling and storage, and to the mathematical modeling of chemical speciation. Although designed for the practical analytical chemist, this publication is essential reading for researchers in or entering the field of chemical speciation.

Author : Wen Zhuang,Jinming Song,Hermano Melo Queiroz
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832541920

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Biogeochemical processes of micro/trace elements and their impacts on marine ecosystems by Wen Zhuang,Jinming Song,Hermano Melo Queiroz Pdf

Author : Fathi Zereini,Clare L.S. Wiseman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662445594

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Platinum Metals in the Environment by Fathi Zereini,Clare L.S. Wiseman Pdf

This edited volume presents new data and insights from the most internationally respected PGE experts, representing a variety of disciplines ranging from chemistry, geochemistry, biology, environmental science to toxicology and environmental health. It builds upon three previous co-edited books published by Springer, Zereini and Alt (Eds.) (1999, 2000 and 2006), incorporating the most recent advances on the topic. The book covers the following topical areas related to PGE: sources and applications, analytical methods, environmental fate, bioavailability and chemical behaviour, use of bioindicators and human exposures and health risk potential. Highly interdisciplinary in orientation, this book is a comprehensive guide to academics, students and professionals working in a number of different scientific fields, who are interested in topics related to platinum metal emissions in the environment.

Author : Ian Douglas,David Goode,Michael C. Houck,David Maddox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136883415

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Handbook of Urban Ecology by Ian Douglas,David Goode,Michael C. Houck,David Maddox Pdf

The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the world’s people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonise and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land and sewers. Urban areas have a high biodiversity and nature within cities provides many ecosystem services including cooling the urban area, reducing urban flood risk, filtering pollutants, supplying food, and providing accessible recreation. Yet, protecting urban nature faces competition from other urban land uses. The Handbook of Urban Ecology analyses this biodiversity and complexity and provides the science to guide policy and management to make cities more attractive, more enjoyable, and better for our own health and that of the planet. This Handbook contains 50 interdisciplinary contributions from leading academics and practitioners from across the world to provide an in-depth coverage of the main elements of practical urban ecology. It is divided into six parts, dealing with the philosophies, concepts and history of urban ecology; followed by consideration of the biophysical character of the urban environment and the diverse habitats found within it. It then examines human relationships with urban nature, the health, economic and environmental benefits of urban ecology before discussing the methods used in urban ecology and ways of putting the science into practice. The Handbook offers a state-of the art guide to the science, practice and value of urban ecology. The engaging contributions provide students and practitioners with the wealth of interdisciplinary information needed to manage the biota and green landscapes in urban areas.

Author : M. Bernhard,F.E. Brinckman,P.J. Sadler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642704413

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The Importance of Chemical “Speciation” in Environmental Processes by M. Bernhard,F.E. Brinckman,P.J. Sadler Pdf

Report, the editors replaced the term "speciation" wherever it occurred by "identification and quantification," or "description of abundance," or "reactivity," or "transformation" of a chemical species, according to whichever one of the four meanings the author had evidently meant to convey. In line with the Dahlem Workshop Model, this Report comprises the background papers written in advance of the meeting on the current status of problems in environmental research and on advanced analytical tech niques for the identification and quantification of chemical species, as well as the group reports summarizing the results of the discussions held during the meeting. Each group report was prepared during the meeting by one "rapporteur" with the help of members of that group and finalized by the rapporteur (listed as the first author of the group report) after the meeting, taking into account both verbal comments made during the presentation of the reports in the plenary session at the end of the workshop and written comments received afterwards.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 4896 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444639523

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Health by Anonim Pdf

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition, Six Volume Set presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health, especially social and environmental health for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns. Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on environmental health Fills a critical gap, with information on one of the most rapidly growing scientific fields of our time Provides comparative approaches to environmental health practice and research in different countries and regions of the world Covers issues behind specific questions and describes the best available scientific methods for environmental risk assessment

Author : Ian Douglas,David Goode,Michael C. Houck,David Maddox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1382 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136883408

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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology by Ian Douglas,David Goode,Michael C. Houck,David Maddox Pdf

The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the world’s people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonise and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land and sewers. Urban areas have a high biodiversity and nature within cities provides many ecosystem services including cooling the urban area, reducing urban flood risk, filtering pollutants, supplying food, and providing accessible recreation. Yet, protecting urban nature faces competition from other urban land uses. The Handbook of Urban Ecology analyses this biodiversity and complexity and provides the science to guide policy and management to make cities more attractive, more enjoyable, and better for our own health and that of the planet. This Handbook contains 50 interdisciplinary contributions from leading academics and practitioners from across the world to provide an in-depth coverage of the main elements of practical urban ecology. It is divided into six parts, dealing with the philosophies, concepts and history of urban ecology; followed by consideration of the biophysical character of the urban environment and the diverse habitats found within it. It then examines human relationships with urban nature, the health, economic and environmental benefits of urban ecology before discussing the methods used in urban ecology and ways of putting the science into practice. The Handbook offers a state-of the art guide to the science, practice and value of urban ecology. The engaging contributions provide students and practitioners with the wealth of interdisciplinary information needed to manage the biota and green landscapes in urban areas.

Author : Jozef S. Pastuszka
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498715126

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Synergic Influence of Gaseous, Particulate, and Biological Pollutants on Human Health by Jozef S. Pastuszka Pdf

Synergic Influence of Gaseous, Particulate, and Biological Pollutants on Human Health is a unique merger of two divergent parts. The first part is a presentation of the existing knowledge on the characteristics of basic air pollutants and their documented impact on human health. The focus is on the main gaseous, airborne particles (including fiber particles) and biological pollutants. The first part is a literature review conducted by the authors who are actively engaged in studying the described pollutants. The second part contains a study of methods used for the evaluation and prognosis of health effects to exposure to particular pollutants. Most of the chapters of this book go beyond the well-documented, solid facts and contain the authors' own evaluation of the utility and limitations of particular methods, as well as their suggestions for further studies. The reader who manages to wade through this part is sure to understand that the main drawback of the described methods is the impossibility to precisely assess the health effects of exposure to the combination of a few/many air pollutants, while one of the biggest problems is the effect of synergy. The last chapters of the book focus on the attempts to consider the effect of synergy and the analysis of the tedious work of many researchers to construct the tools enabling, to some extent, the prognosis of the health effects of simultaneous exposure to many air pollutants. The book also reveals the synergism of pollutants and social problems, reinforcing the adverse health effect of the population living not only in highly industrialized areas, but also in postindustrial areas. According to the authors, the construction of suitable tools which would at least partially allow for the evaluation of the collective impact of social factors and the conglomerate of the air pollutants on health of particular communities constitutes a great challenge and may inspire the readers to think deeply on this subject. This book is an invaluable volume for air protection professionals and PhD students, environmental engineers, environmental health researchers, and public health policy makers.