| Chapter title |
Ex-Situ Remediation Technologies for Environmental Pollutants: A Critical Perspective
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 2 |
| Book title |
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 236
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| Published in |
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-20013-2_2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-920012-5, 978-3-31-920013-2
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| Authors |
Kuppusamy, Saranya, Palanisami, Thavamani, Megharaj, Mallavarapu, Venkateswarlu, Kadiyala, Naidu, Ravi, Saranya Kuppusamy, Thavamani Palanisami, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Ravi Naidu |
| Editors |
Pim de Voogt |
| Abstract |
Pollution and the global health impacts from toxic environmental pollutants are presently of great concern. At present, more than 100 million people are at risk from exposure to a plethora of toxic organic and inorganic pollutants. This review is an exploration of the ex-situ technologies for cleaning-up the contaminated soil, groundwater and air emissions, highlighting their principles, advantages, deficiencies and the knowledge gaps. Challenges and strategies for removing different types of contaminants, mainly heavy metals and priority organic pollutants, are also described. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 206 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 43 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 11% |
| Researcher | 15 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 30 | 15% |
| Unknown | 56 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 40 | 19% |
| Engineering | 24 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 7% |
| Chemical Engineering | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 27 | 13% |
| Unknown | 70 | 34% |