Health Effects of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water
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Health Effects of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water

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Health Effects of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water

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Metals are inorganic substances that occur naturally in geological formations. Naturally occurring metals are dissolved in water when it comes into contact with rock or soil material. Some metals are essential for life and are naturally available in our food and water. Trace amounts of metals are common in water, and these are normally not harmful to your health. In fact, some metals are essential to sustain life. Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium must be present for normal body functions. Cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc are needed. However many of the metals and metalloids that are found in drinking water can have an adverse impact on human health.
This book provides a 'state-of-the-art' review of the health implications of metals and metalloids in drinking water and is a key reference in the risk assessment and management of water supplies. The increased urbanization and increased water demand in industrial areas has amplified the metals problem in groundwater sources. In fact the contamination of our water resources by poisonous metals occurs largely due to human activity. These activities include industrial processes, such as electronics industry and mining activity, agricultural activities, and the dumping of wastes in landfills.
The International standard references concerning water resources are various and, though they are based on WHO guidelines, they are extremely diversified in relation to local issues and emerging problems. This report pulls the information together to provide an important reference source.

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Publisher
IWA Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
9781780405988
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Applied Sciences
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. About The Authors
  4. Review panel
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Aknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1: Metals and drinking water.
  9. Chapter 2: Metals in water resources.
  10. Chapter 3: Metals And Health
  11. Chapter 4: Toxic metals
  12. Chapter 5: Mutagenic and genotoxic metals
  13. Chapter 6: Carcinogenic metals
  14. Chapter 7: Aluminium (Al)
  15. Chapter 8: Antimony (Sb)
  16. Chapter 9: Arsenic (As)
  17. Chapter 10: Barium (Ba)
  18. Chapter 11: Beryllium (Be)
  19. Chapter 12: Bismuth (Bi)
  20. Chapter 13: Boron (B)
  21. Chapter 14: Calcium (Ca)
  22. Chapter 15: Cadmium (Cd)
  23. Chapter 16: Chromium (Cr)
  24. Chapter 17: Cobalt (Co)
  25. Chapter 18: Copper (Cu)
  26. Chapter 19: Iron (Fe)
  27. Chapter 20: Lanthanum (La)
  28. Chapter 21: Lead (Pb)
  29. Chapter 22: Lithium (Li)
  30. Chapter 23: Magnesium (Mg)
  31. Chapter 24: Manganese (Mn)
  32. Chapter 25: Mercury (Hg)
  33. Chapter 26: Nickel (Ni)
  34. Chapter 27: Potassium (K)
  35. Chapter 28: Radium (Ra)
  36. Chapter 29: Selenium (Se)
  37. Chapter 30: Silicon (Si)
  38. Chapter 31: Silver (Ag)
  39. Chapter 32: Sodium (Na)
  40. Chapter 33: Strontium (Sr)
  41. Chapter 34: Thallium (Tl)
  42. Chapter 35: Tin (Sn)
  43. Chapter 36: Tungsten (W)
  44. Chapter 37: Uranium (U) And Depleted Uranium (DU)
  45. Chapter 38: Vanadium (V)
  46. Chapter 39: Zinc (Zn)
  47. Chapter 40: Metals and Disinfection Treatment.
  48. Chapter 41: METALS REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES OFSOME COUNTRY.