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A Comparison of Technologies for Remediation of Arsenic-Bearing Water: The Significance of Constructed Wetlands
Global Arsenic Hazard: Ecotoxicology and Remediation, pp.223-245
Environmental Science and Engineering, Springer International Publishing
03/12/2022
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Abstract
Arsenic (As) contamination of aquatic and terrestrial systems is an emerging environmental and human health issue threating more than 200 million people globally at risk of As toxicity. Arsenic contamination has been reported in more than 115 countries worldwide especially in Asian and Southeast Asian countries, including in Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, India. In contrast to conventional and some advanced techniques (e.g., ion exchange, nanotechnology), constructed wetlands (CWs) can provide a sustainable, low-cost and nature-based solution for arsenic-contaminated water and wastewater. Although there is limited research available on implications of CWs for As remediation in water, this chapter describes sources of As contamination in aquatic environments; hazardous effects of As on the environmental and human health; provides comparative information and understanding of various As remediation technologies, and how the significance of CWs in remediation of As-contaminated water.
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- Title
- A Comparison of Technologies for Remediation of Arsenic-Bearing Water: The Significance of Constructed Wetlands
- Creators
- Aimen Ali (Author) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadMuhammad Mahroz Hussain (Author) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadNabeel Khan Niazi (Author) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadFazila Younas (Author) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadZia Ur Rahman Farooqi (Author) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadNukshab Zeeshan (Author) - University of Agriculture FaisalabadMuhammad Tariq Javed (Author) - Government College University, FaisalabadMuhammad Shahid (Author) - COMSATS University IslamabadIrshad Bibi (Author) - University of Agriculture Faisalabad
- Publication Details
- Global Arsenic Hazard: Ecotoxicology and Remediation, pp.223-245
- Series
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991013072490202368
- Copyright
- (C) The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter