Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants

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This book discusses contamination of water, air, and soil media. The book covers health effects of such contamination and discusses remedial measures to improve the situation. Contributions by experts provide a comprehensive discussion on the latest developments in the detection and analysis of contaminants, enabling researchers to understand the evolution of these pollutants in real time and develop more accurate source apportionment of these pollutants. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Introduction of Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants (Tarun Gupta, Swatantra Pratap Singh, Prashant Rajput, Avinash Kumar Agarwal)....Pages 1-5 Quantification of Airborne Particulate and Associated Toxic Heavy Metals in Urban Indoor Environment and Allied Health Effects (Alfred J. Lawrence, Tahmeena Khan)....Pages 7-58 In-situ Measurements of Aerosols from the High-Altitude Location in the Central Himalayas (Hema Joshi, Manish Naja, Tarun Gupta)....Pages 59-89 Analysis of Atmospheric Pollutants During Fireworks Festival ‘Diwali’ at a Residential Site Delhi in India (Pallavi Saxena, Anju Srivastava, Shivangi Verma, Shweta, Lakhwinder Singh, Saurabh Sonwani)....Pages 91-105 Organic Air Pollutants: Measurement, Properties & Control (Abhishek Chakraborty)....Pages 107-130 Chemical Speciation and Source Apportionment of Airborne Coarse Particles at Kanpur (Pragati Rai, Tarun Gupta)....Pages 131-141 Analysis of an Aerosol Environment in an Urban Region and Its Impact on Regional Meteorology (Shamitaksha Talukdar, Animesh Maitra)....Pages 143-164 Vertical Profiling of Aerosol and Aerosol Types Using Space-Borne Lidar (Alaa Mhawish, K. S. Vinjamuri, Nandita Singh, Manish Kumar, Tirthankar Banerjee)....Pages 165-177 A Study of Optical and Microphysical Properties of Atmospheric Brown Clouds Over the Indo-Gangetic Plains (Manish Jangid, Saurabh Chaubey, Amit Kumar Mishra)....Pages 179-198 Spatial Variation of Airborne Allergenic Fungal Spores in the Ambient PM2.5—A Study in Rajkot City, Western Part of India (Charmi Humbal, Sneha Gautam, Suneel Kumar Joshi, Mahendrapal Singh Rajput)....Pages 199-209 Measurement, Analysis, and Remediation of Biological Pollutants in Water (Uthradevi Kannan, S. Krishna Prashanth, Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal)....Pages 211-243 Occurrence, Contamination, Speciation and Analysis of Selenium in the Environment (M. S. V. Naga Jyothi, B. J. Ramaiah, Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal)....Pages 245-269 Bioleaching of Selected Metals from E-Waste Using Pure and Mixed Cultures of Aspergillus Species (Amber Trivedi, Subrata Hait)....Pages 271-280 Recent Advances in Micro-extraction Based Analytical Approaches for Pesticides Analysis in Environmental Samples (Anshuman Srivastava, Minu Singh, Shiv Singh, Sheelendra Pratap Singh)....Pages 281-318 Role of Microorganisms in Degradation and Removal of Anticonvulsant Drugs: A Review (Neha Alok Sinha, Vipin Kumar)....Pages 319-331 Oxidative Potential of Particulate Matter: A Prospective Measure to Assess PM Toxicity (Suman Yadav, Harish C. Phuleria)....Pages 333-356 Monitoring and Processing of Data for Effective Wasteload Allocation Modeling in India (Dipteek Parmar, A. K. Keshari)....Pages 357-373 Methane Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills—Estimation and Control (S. Rajesh, S. Roy, V. Khan)....Pages 375-395 Low-Cost Adsorptive Removal Techniques for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (Dina Zaman, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Swati Mishra)....Pages 397-421 Measurement, Analysis, and Remediation of Bisphenol-A from Environmental Matrices (Sukanya Krishnan, Ansaf V. Karim, Swatantra Pratap Singh, Amritanshu Shriwastav)....Pages 423-444 Removal of Chromium Ions from Water Using Eco-friendly Based Adsorbents (Karthik Rathinam, Swatantra Pratap Singh)....Pages 445-474