Heavy Metals: Toxicity and Removal by Biosorption

Industrialization, urbanization and various anthropogenic activities such as mining and agriculture have increased releases of toxic heavy metals into the natural environment such as soils, lakes, rivers, groundwaters and oceans. The release of heavy metals in biologically available forms alter both...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mudhoo, A., Garg, V., Wang, Shaobin
Other Authors: Lichtfouse, Eric
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26289