Meet the editors

Dr. Mazen Khaled Nazal received an MS and BS in Chemistry from the University of Jordan in 2003 and 2006, respectively. He obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry specializing in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, in 2016. Later, he joined the Center for Environment and Marine Studies (CEMS) Research Institute at KFUPM as a research scientist leading the

organic contaminants analysis section. Dr. Nazal has participated in many funded research projects and published numerous research papers in refereed journals. He also has several patents to his name. Dr. Nazal's research interests include developing efficient and selective materials and methods for removing emerging pollutants from different matrices and employing these materials for extraction and enrichment of analytes of interest in environmental, food, and biological samples prior to their instrumental analysis.

Prof. Dr. Hongbo Zhao obtained a BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. from Central South University, Changsha, China. He commenced his Ph.D. studies, instructed by Professor Guanzhou Qiu, in 2012, and obtained his doctoral degree in Minerals Processing Engineering in 2016. Since then, he has been working at Central South University as an associate professor. His research focuses on mineral processing and extractive metallurgy (resource re-

covery), biohydrometallurgy, solid waste treatment and resource recycling, bioremediation, and the mining environment.

Contents

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 21**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 71**

**Chapter 6 83**

**Chapter 7 117**

Environmental Pollution with Heavy Metals: A Public Health Concern *by Mir Mohammad Ali, Delower Hossain, Al-Imran, Md. Suzan Khan,* 

*Maksuda Begum and Mahadi Hasan Osman*

*by Narjala Rama Jyothi*

Heavy Metal Sources and Their Effects on Human Health

along Nellore Coast of South District, Andhra Pradesh

Heavy Metal Contamination in a Protected Natural Area from Southeastern Mexico: Analysis of Risks to Human Health *by Claudia Alejandra Aguilar, Yunuen Canedo, Carlos Montalvo,* 

Role of Heavy Metals in the Incidence of Human Cancers

Flora and Fauna Resources across Southwestern Nigeria *by Olufemi Akinnifesi, Femi Adesina, Germaine Ogunwole* 

Occurrence and Impact of Heavy Metals on Some Water, Land,

*Nadimikeri Jayaraju and Ballari Lakshmanna*

*by Miebaka Moslen and Chioma Hope Adiela*

*by Vincent Salvatore Gallicchio and Juley Harper*

*Alejandro Ruiz and Rocio Barreto*

Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

*and Sylvanus Abiya*

Concentrations of Heavy Metals as Proxies of Marine Pollution

*by Madri Pramod Kumar, Tella Lakshmi Prasad, Kothapalli Nagalakshmi,* 

Consumption Safety in Relation to Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Periwinkles (*Tympanotonus fuscatus*) Obtained from Ogbia in the
