Trace Metals In A Tropical Mangrove Wetland: Chemical Speciation, Ecotoxicological Relevance And Remedial Measures
by Santosh Kumar Sarkar /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book offers a comprehensive and accessible guide covering
various aspects of trace metal contamination in abiotic and
biotic matrices of an iconic Indian tropical mangrove wetland –
Sundarban. Divided into nine chapters, the book begins by
discussing the fundamental concepts of sources, accumulation rate
and significance of trace metal speciation, along with the impact
of multiple stressors on trace metal accumulation, taking into
account both tourist activities and the exacerbating role of
climate change. The second chapter presents a detailed account of
the sampling strategy and preservation of research samples,
followed by exhaustive information on sediment quality assessment
and ecological risk, instrumental techniques in environmental
chemical analyses, quality assurance and quality control, along
with the Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs). Using raw data, the
sediment quality assessment indices (e.g., pollution load index,
index of geoaccumulation, Nemerow Pollution Load Index etc.) and
conventional statistical analyses are worked out and interpreted
precisely, allowing students to readily evaluate and interpret
them. This is followed by chapters devoted to trace metal
accumulation in sediments and benthic organisms, as well as
acid-leachable and geochemical fractionation of trace metals in
sediments. The book then focuses on chemical speciation of
butylin and arsenic in sediments as well as macrozoobenthos
(polychaetous annelids). Finally, potential positive role of the
dominant mangrove Avicennia in sequestering trace metals from
rhizosediments of Sundarban Wetland is elaborately discussed.
This timely reference book provides a versatile and in-depth
account for understanding the emerging problems of trace metal
contamination – issues that are relevant for many countries
around the globe.
This book offers a comprehensive and accessible guide covering
various aspects of trace metal contamination in abiotic and
biotic matrices of an iconic Indian tropical mangrove wetland –
Sundarban. Divided into nine chapters, the book begins by
discussing the fundamental concepts of sources, accumulation rate
and significance of trace metal speciation, along with the impact
of multiple stressors on trace metal accumulation, taking into
account both tourist activities and the exacerbating role of
climate change. The second chapter presents a detailed account of
the sampling strategy and preservation of research samples,
followed by exhaustive information on sediment quality assessment
and ecological risk, instrumental techniques in environmental
chemical analyses, quality assurance and quality control, along
with the Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs). Using raw data, the
sediment quality assessment indices (e.g., pollution load index,
index of geoaccumulation, Nemerow Pollution Load Index etc.) and
conventional statistical analyses are worked out and interpreted
precisely, allowing students to readily evaluate and interpret
them. This is followed by chapters devoted to trace metal
accumulation in sediments and benthic organisms, as well as
acid-leachable and geochemical fractionation of trace metals in
sediments. The book then focuses on chemical speciation of
butylin and arsenic in sediments as well as macrozoobenthos
(polychaetous annelids). Finally, potential positive role of the
dominant mangrove Avicennia in sequestering trace metals from
rhizosediments of Sundarban Wetland is elaborately discussed.
This timely reference book provides a versatile and in-depth
account for understanding the emerging problems of trace metal
contamination – issues that are relevant for many countries
around the globe.
