Preface

Over five sections, *Biochemical Toxicology - Heavy Metals and Nanomaterials* provides an overview of biochemical contamination, nanomaterials and toxic metals, and measurement techniques. It takes a broad view of organic and inorganic pollution and its effect on the ecosystem, and integrates a wide variety of approaches.

The first section of this book addresses heavy metal pollution, toxicity, and health effects. The second section addresses organic pollutants. The third section addresses the relationship of heavy metals – nanomaterials. The fourth section addresses nanoscience and nanoengineering. The fifth section addresses environmental management and risk assessment. Chapters cover such topics as industrial pollution, aquatic pollution, pollution evaluation, health risk assessment, and environmental impact. The aim of this book is to explain and clarify important studies and compare and develop new and groundbreaking measurement techniques. This book addresses the needs of graduate and postgraduate students, as well as chemists, other professionals, and readers interested in heavy metals, organic pollutants, soil, water and air pollution, and nanomaterials.

This book is edited by Dr. Muharrem Ince, Professor Olcay Kaplan Ince from Munzur University Rare Earth Elements Research and Application Center, Turkey, and Professor Gabrijel Ondrasek, Department of Soil Amelioration at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture (UZFA), Croatia.

> **Muharrem Ince and Olcay Kaplan Ince** Munzur University, Turkey

> > **Gabrijel Ondrasek** University of Zagreb, Croatia

**1**

Section 1

Heavy Metal Pollution,

Toxicity and Health

Effects

### Section 1
