Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Environmental Impact and Remediation of Heavy Metals

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Hosam Saleh
Hosam Saleh

Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority,
Egypt

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Amal I. Hassan
Amal I. Hassan

Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority,
Egypt

Published23 June 2022

Doi10.5772/intechopen.97895

ISBN978-1-80355-526-3

Print ISBN978-1-80355-525-6

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80355-527-0

Copyright year2022

Number of pages316

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Heavy Metal’s Environmental Impact

By Riyam N. Khalef, Amal I. Hassan and Hosam M. Saleh

781
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2. Toxicity of Heavy Metals

By Elena Loredana Ungureanu and Gabriel Mustatea

1,129
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4. Heavy Metal Contamination of Food Crops: Transportation via Food Chain, Human Consumption, Toxicity and Management Strategies

By Vanisree C.R., Mahipal Singh Sankhla, Prashant Singh, Ekta B. Jadhav, Rohit Kumar Verma, Kumud Kant Awasthi, Garima Awasthi and Varad Nagar

670
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7. Heavy Metals in Cosmetics

By Tamara Attard and Everaldo Attard

1,079
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11. Distribution of Potentially Toxic Elements in Water, Sediment and Soils in the Riparian Zones around a Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill in Western Kenya

By Elijah S. Omutange, Julius O. Manyala, Anne N. Wekesa, Odipo Osano, Thomas Munyao, Alfred A. Otieno and Lazare Etiégni

190
12. Quantification of Heavy Metal Levels in Sediments of the “Palizada” River in a Protected Natural Area of Southeastern Mexico

By Carlos Montalvo, Claudia A. Aguilar, Yunuen Canedo, Alejandro Ruiz, Brenda Zermeño, Ruby S. Gines and Rosa M. Cerón

112
13. Leaching Technology for Precious Heavy Metal Recapture through (HCI + HNO3) and (HCI + H2SO4) from E-Waste

By Murugesan Manikkampatti Palanisamy, Akilamudhan Palaniappan, VenkataRatnam Myneni, Padmapriya Veerappan and Minar Mohamed Lebba

271
14. Phytoextraction of Zn(II) and Cu(II) by Canna indica: Related Physiological Effects

By Josefina Plaza Cazón, Matías Gonzalez and Marcela Ruscitti

175

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