Hassan Arsenic in Groundwater

Poisoning and Risk Assessment
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4398-3930-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 377 Seiten

Arsenic-contaminated groundwater has created one of the world's largest environmental health crises. This book addresses the arsenic issue within a scientific and social science framework, with the context set by environmental and legal considerations. The text explores the methodological issues of spatial, quantitative, and qualitative enquiries on arsenic poisoning, for instance, using GIS to investigate the distribution of arsenic-laced water in space-time to uncover the pattern of variations over scales from meters to kilometers. The authors also include spatial risk maps that indicate the possible long-term strategies of mitigation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hassan, M. Manzurul

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Umweltchemie, Lebensmittelchemie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Risikobewertung, Risikotheorie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Sondermüllbehandlung und -entsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Worldwide Distribution of Groundwater Arsenic Poisoning. Spatial Arsenic Concentrations and Mapping. Arsenic and Health Impact: People's Experience and Adapting Strategy. Arsenic and Risk Assessment: Spatial Investigation and Dose-Response Analysis. Social Implications of Arsenic Poisoning: A Qualitative Enquiry. Policy Response and Arsenic Mitigation. Environmental Justice and Legal Issues of Drinking Water. Summary and Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Manzurul Hassan is Professor of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is also part-time faculty in the Department of Public Health, and in the Department of Environmental Science and Management, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research interests include the groundwater arsenic poisoning, medical waste management, climate change and human health, water supply and sanitation, and Geographical Information Systems. He has written a significant number of papers/chapters in peer-reviewed journals and books. He has a wide range of consulting experience in the above fields as well as monitoring and evaluation, air quality monitoring, and environmental assessment with many national and international organisations.