Book chapter
Global Arsenic Hazard and Sustainable Development
Global Arsenic Hazard: Ecotoxicology and Remediation, pp.1-12
Environmental Science and Engineering, Springer International Publishing
2023
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Abstract
Arsenic (As) is a highly toxic and non-essential element for all forms of life. Inorganic forms of As, arsenite and arsenate, are more toxic and mobile than the organic ones. Both geogenic and anthropogenic sources led to contamination of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems with variable As concentrations in over 115 countries worldwide, posing health risk to ~ 250 million people. The pathways of As exposure to humans include drinking well water, irrigation water, food crops, exports and imports of food products (e.g., rice grain, baby food items). This chapter elaborates global As contamination issue in context of various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Hence it is crucial to address global As hazard to ensure water and food security, human health, SDGs, as well as improve the socio-economic situation of the communities in As-affected areas. The current chapter introduces key features of this book with twenty four chapters covering As contamination, ecotoxicology, remediation, risk assessment, environmental modeling of As etc. The introductory chapter also summarizes and provides key information about this book, which will be useful to successfully address global As problem for sustainable As mitigation on a global scale by 2030.
Details
- Title
- Global Arsenic Hazard and Sustainable Development
- Creators
- Nabeel Khan Niazi - University of Agriculture Faisalabad
- Publication Details
- Global Arsenic Hazard: Ecotoxicology and Remediation, pp.1-12
- Series
- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Identifiers
- 991013072490902368
- 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