Global Industrial Impacts Of Heavy Metal Pollution In Sub-Saharan Africa - 9781668471173

This book contributes, holistically, to these efforts by presenting the toxic effects of heavy metals to living things from a general viewpoint (Chapter 1) and relating their pollution to industrialization developments in the world (Chapter 2) and in Sub-Saharan Africa region (Chapter 3). The book further discusses the techniques for assaying the heavy metals in environmental samples and particularly, soils (Chapter 4) before discussing how to rate their pollution extent and impacts to the ecology using various indices (Chapter 5). Soil pollution by lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) in soils of SSA region is discussed (Chapter 6 - 13). The approaches to manage (Chapter 14) and measures to control and prevent (Chapter 15) heavy metal pollution in soils of the region are also discussed--

• | Author: Joan Nyika, Megersa Dinka
• | Publisher: Igi Global
• | Publication Date: Aug 07, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 428 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1668471175
• | ISBN-13: 9781668471173