Environmental Science/Climate Change & Mitigation

Environmental Contaminants
Impact, Assessment, and Remediation

Editors: Pritam Ganguly, PhD
Jajati Mandal
Mariappam Paramsivam, PhD
Sandip Patra, PhD

Environmental Contaminants

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: February 2024
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774913963
E-Book ISBN: 9781003412236
Pages: 380pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback/ eBook
Notes: 13 color and 8 b/w illustrations


Reviews
“Heavy metals, pesticide residues, microplastics, pharmaceutical medicines, and other new and emerging environmental pollutants have been covered in depth in this book . . . The interaction of these pollutants with various critical environmental processes has been addressed in detail. This book also includes information on the pollutants’ toxicity and human health risks. Intensive technologies, bringing the most sophisticated science to reduce the detrimental impacts of persistent pollutants, have been discussed. Perceiving pollution as transboundary and global, this interdisciplinary approach provides pertinent details about significant pollutants and their environmental consequences, allowing the readers to build a solid foundation of knowledge. . . . [T]his book will inspire and widen the perspective of the students, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders.”
—From the Foreword by Debapriya Mondal, PhD, Principal Epidemiology Scientist, Environmental Epidemiology Group, Chemical and Environmental Effects Department, Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards Directorate, UK Health Security Agency

This new volume looks at the impact, assessment, and remediation of various environmental contaminants. It discusses the environmental changes that can occur due to arsenic, heavy metals, herbicides, fluorides, microplastics, chemical fertilizers contaminants; the remedial measures of these environmental contaminants; and how to analyze trace-level concentrations of contaminants.

The volume relays the basics of environment, pollution, and bioremediation techniques and proceeds to discuss arsenic in water-soil-plant-human continuum; heavy metal (Pb, Cd and Cr) contamination in soil worldwide; micro-plastics as emerging contaminants; herbicide contamination in groundwater along with remediation strategies; fluoride contamination in the ecosystem and remediation strategies; the impact of pharmaceutical contaminants in the environment; and environmental pollution caused by the incorrect application of synthetic fertilizers and remediation.

Key features:

  • Discusses methods of trace analysis for persistent pollutants
  • Explores phytoremediation and green approaches for the removal of contaminants
  • Looks at the role of nanotechnology on remediation of environmental contaminants
  • Considers agronomic intervention for mitigation of environmental pollutants
  • Presents advancements in pesticide formulation technology for reducing load of contaminants
With important information summarized in charts, diagrams, and tables, this new book will be useful to researchers, scientists, and students and faculty to expand their knowledge.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Basics of Environment, Pollution, and Bioremediation Techniques
Pritam Ganguly, Jajati Mandal, Sudip Sengupta, and Bishwajit Sinha

2. Food Chain Arsenic Contamination in West Bengal, India: Accumulation, Distribution, and Human Health Risk
Antara Das, Nilanjana Roy Chowdhury, Madhurima Joardar, Deepanjan Mridha, Ayan De, Sharmistha Majumder, and Tarit Roychowdhury

3. Lead, Cadmium, and Chromium Contamination in Soil-Plant Systems: Global Situation, Impact, and Dietary Risk Delineation
Parijat Bhattacharya, Purabi Banerjee, Soham Hazra, Sudip Sengupta, And Saptaparnee Dey

4. Origin, Distribution, Fate, and Remediation of Microplastics in Biowastes and Biowaste-Amended Soil
Prashant Srivastava, Nanthi Bolan, Veronica Casagrande, Ravindu Perera, and Hasintha Wijesekara

5. Herbicide Contamination in Groundwater and Their Probable Remediation
Dibakar Roy, Dibakar Ghosh, Subhash Chander, Bedabrata Saha and Debojyoti Moulick

6. Fluoride Contamination in Ecosystem and Mitigation Strategy
Bishwajit Sinha, Prakash Ranjan Behera, and Bholanath Saha

7. Impact of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in the Environment
Konappan Jayalakshmi, Ananda Baskaran Sangeetha, Manickam Sasikala, Chellamuthu Selvi, and Mariappam Paramsivam

8. Environmental Pollution Due to Improper Use of Chemical Fertilizers and Their Remediation
Bholanath Saha, Ayesha Fatima, Sushanta Saha, Sanjib Kumar Sahoo, and Parthendu Poddar

9. Methods of Trace Analysis for Persistent Pollutants
Chellamuthu Selvi, Eswar Deepthi, Mariappam Paramsivam, Konappan Jayalakshmi, Sakthi Ambothi Rathnasamy, and Gurusamy Dhandapani

10. Phytoremediation: A Novel Strategy to Decontaminate Environmental Pollution
Pooja Rani, Nilanjan Chattopadhayaya, Rajeev Padbhushan, and Upendra Kumar

11. The Headway of Nanotechnology-Mediated Approaches Towards Environmental Clean-Up
Kingsuk Das, Debomita Dey, and Prithusayak Mondal

12. Balanced Nitrogen Fertilization in Paddy for Sustainable Production and Environmental Gain
Mainak Ghosh and Garima Singh

13. Advancement in Pesticide Formulation Technology for Reducing Load of Contaminants
Romila Akoijam, Sushmita Th., Akoijam Ratankumar Singh, and Sandip Patra

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Pritam Ganguly, PhD
Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar, India

Pritam Ganguly, PhD, is working as Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. He earned his PhD in Agricultural Chemicals from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. He has received Young Scientist Awards from reputed societies. He has sound expertise in analyzing trace amounts of organic pollutants in different components of the environment and published several research as well as review articles in reputed journals. Monitoring of pesticide residue in food items and prediction of safety risk are his key interests of research.

Jajati Mandal
University Fellow, School of Science Engineering and Environment University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom

Jajati Mandal, PhD, is presently working as a University Fellow in the School of Science Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. He was the recipient of a Netaji Subhas International Fellowship from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 2020. His area of research is heavy metal contamination (arsenic), micronutrients, and modeling with machine learning algorithms. He formerly worked as Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India, from 2012 to 2023. He has been the principal investigator of one nationally funded project from the Science Engineering and Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and two state-funded projects. He has supervised one MSc and co-supervised seven MSc students. He was a recipient of a Young Scientist Award from the Indian Chemical Society in Environmental Chemistry.

Mariappam Paramsivam, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Mariappan Paramasivam, PhD, is working as Assistant Professor at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He is handling DST- and GOI-funded projects in addition to two TNAU-funded projects. He has guided eight MSc and three PhD students as chairman and member of the advisory committee. He published more than 40 research papers, mostly in refereed journals of international repute, three books, and 10 book chapters at the national and international level. He listed at TNAU in the top 9th position of scientists having a Scopus H-index and was judged as Best Participant at the ICAR-sponsored Winter School. He reviews research articles for peer-reviewed journals published by Elsevier, Springer, American Chemical Society, and Taylor and Francis.

Sandip Patra, PhD
Senior Scientist (Agricultural Entomology), Division of Crop Science, ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Meghalaya, India

Sandip Patra, PhD, (ARS), presently working as Senior Scientist (Agricultural Entomology) in the Division of Crop Science, ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Meghalaya, India. He received a National Scholarship during undergraduate and Senior Merit Scholarship during master’s degree program. He received the Smt. Hemangini Dutta Memorial Book Prize and a Certificate of Merit for securing the highest OGPA during his MSc (Ag.) in Agricultural Entomology. He received Young Scientist Awards and an Excellence in Research Award from reputed societies. He has advised three MSc (Ag.) students and published more than 50 research papers in many national and international journals of repute and two edited books. He also authored many popular articles, book chapters ,and training manuals. He is a member of professional societies and reputed journals.




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