Encyclopedia of water pollution / Sheldon E. Haffhold, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haffhold, Sheldon E.

Series:

Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology

Air, water and soil pollution science and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Pollution--Encyclopedias.

Water.

Pollution--Encyclopedias.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2025 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents important research advances in the study of water pollution, as well as marine pollution, river pollution, lake pollution, water purification, cruise ship pollution and the acidification of the earth's oceans. Topics discussed herein include wastewater treatment; removal of halogenated hydrocarbons from water; environmental biomonitoring; marine debris; petroleum pollution; envirometrics as a tool for lake pollution assessment; simulation of ecosystem degradation; and advanced technologies for water treatment.

Contents:

""ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER POLLUTION(2 VOLUME SET)""; ""ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER POLLUTION(2 VOLUME SET)""; ""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Expert Commentaries""; ""Expert Commentary A: Mining the Deep-Sea Vents: Pollution and Conservation Issues""; ""References""; ""Expert Commentary B: Marine Pollution Research Employing Bivalves in Venezuela""; ""References""; ""Short Communications""; ""Short Communication A: Acid-Enhanced Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)""; ""References""

""Short Communication B: Resuspension of Sediment as a Method for Managing Eutrophic Lagoons?""""References""; ""Biographical notes:""; ""Short Communication C: An Updated Report on the Water Chemistry of the Lakes of Central Italy""; ""Department of Chemical Engineering Materials and Environment, “La Sapienza� University of Roma, Via Eudossiana � 00184 Roma (Italy)""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""History""; ""Water Balance""; ""Water Quality""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgment""; ""References""; ""Research and Review Articles""

""Chapter 1: Availability and Potential Mobility of Heavy Metals in Sludges Using Simple Extraction Procedures""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Sludges""; ""Equipment""; ""Reagents""; ""Sample Pretreatment""; ""Characterisation of the Sludges""; ""Heavy Metal Concentration""; ""Extraction of Heavy Metals""; ""Extraction with Water""; ""Reagents""; ""Procedure""; ""Extraction with Bicarbonate""; ""Reagents""; ""Procedure""; ""Extraction with DTPA""; ""Reagents""; ""Procedure""; ""Extraction in Citrate-Dithionite Medium""; ""Reagents""; ""Procedure""

""Extraction with 0.1N HNO3 at pH 1""""Reagents""; ""Procedure""; ""Extraction with 10% HNO3""; ""Reagents""; ""Procedure""; ""X-Ray Diffraction""; ""Procedure""; ""Results and Discussion""; ""Characterisation of the Sludges""; ""Pseudo-Total Content""; ""Simple Extraction Applied to Aerobic Sludge""; ""XRD""; ""Simple Extraction Applied to the Anaerobic Sludge""; ""XRD""; ""Simple Extraction Applied to Non-Stabilised Sludge""; ""XRD""; ""Simple Extraction Applied to WSP Sludge""; ""XRD""; ""Conclusions""; ""Extraction with Water""; ""Extraction with Bicarbonate""; ""Extraction with DTPA""

""Extraction with Citrate-Dithionite""""Extraction in Nitric Medium""; ""XRD""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Brown Colored Wastewaters from Molasses Fermentation Processes""; ""Abstract""; ""Effluents from Molasses Fermentation Processes""; ""Beet Molasses""; ""Beet Molasses Characterization""; ""Beet Molasses Utilization""; ""Vinasse from Beet Molasses Fermentation Processes""; ""Beet Vinasse Characterization""; ""Beet Vinasse Utilization""; ""Fertilizer""; ""Extraction of Potassium Salts""; ""Anaerobic Digestion""; ""Colorants Formed During Sugar Beet Processing""; ""Melanins""

""Melanoidins""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61122-183-8