Environmental Pollution and Public Health: Case Studies on Air, Water and Soil from an Interdisciplinary Perspective provides detailed case studies showing real-world applications of the latest technologies surrounding pollution in air, water and soil. Sections cover the environment and its nexus with public health, highlighting how the health of our environment can invariably influence our public health. Following this, atmospheric pollution is addressed, identifying various air pollutants, methods for identification, impacts on the environment and health, and mitigating technologies. Final sections are dedicated to liquid waste management, focusing on wastewater and treatment options including emerging technologies that are compared to existing options.
The book finishes with case studies and information on regulatory frameworks for environmental pollution for those wanting to implement the remediation techniques covered. This is a necessary read for postgraduates, academics, professionals and researchers in environmental science, soil science, environmental health, and waste management who need the latest sustainable remediation practices and case studies and the efficacy of the associated techniques.
1. Environmental Pollution and Public Health - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Halftitle page - p. i 4. Title page - p. iii 5. Copyright Page - p. iv 6. Table of Contents - p. iv 7. Contributors - p. xi 8. Editors’ biography - p. xvii 9. Chapter 1 Bacterial and viral contaminants in drinking water: Why do they really matter to us - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 The health of our environment and Sustainable Development Goal 3 - p. 29 11. Chapter 3 Air pollution: Prevention and control strategies - p. 49 12. Chapter 4 Low-cost and efficient technologies for the treatment of industrial wastewater - p. 65 13. Chapter 5 Treatment of landfill leachate - p. 107 14. Chapter 6 Wastewater circular economy - p. 153 15. Chapter 7 Soil pollution and management practices - p. 187 16. Chapter 8 Technologies for resource recovery and recycling of solid wastes: A case study of recent advances and applications of municipal solid waste in Mauritius - p. 237 17. Chapter 9 Soil contamination resulting from inefficient solid waste management - p. 251 18. Chapter 10 Sustainable remediation techniques for solid waste polluted soils - p. 265 19. Chapter 11 Soil pollution and climate change - p. 289 20. Chapter 12 Environmental laws and enforcement: Prospects and challenges - p. 305 21. Chapter 13 Environmental accounting for a quality regulatory framework - p. 327 22. Index - p. 337
Environmental Pollution and Public Health: Case Studies on Air, Water and Soil from an Interdisciplinary Perspective provides detailed case studies showing real-world applications of the latest technologies surrounding pollution in air, water and soil. Sections cover the environment and its nexus with public health, highlighting how the health of our environment can invariably influence our public health. Following this, atmospheric pollution is addressed, identifying various air pollutants, methods for identification, impacts on the environment and health, and mitigating technologies. Final sections are dedicated to liquid waste management, focusing on wastewater and treatment options including emerging technologies that are compared to existing options.
The book finishes with case studies and information on regulatory frameworks for environmental pollution for those wanting to implement the remediation techniques covered. This is a necessary read for postgraduates, academics, professionals and researchers in environmental science, soil science, environmental health, and waste management who need the latest sustainable remediation practices and case studies and the efficacy of the associated techniques.
1. Environmental Pollution and Public Health - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Halftitle page - p. i 4. Title page - p. iii 5. Copyright Page - p. iv 6. Table of Contents - p. iv 7. Contributors - p. xi 8. Editors’ biography - p. xvii 9. Chapter 1 Bacterial and viral contaminants in drinking water: Why do they really matter to us - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 The health of our environment and Sustainable Development Goal 3 - p. 29 11. Chapter 3 Air pollution: Prevention and control strategies - p. 49 12. Chapter 4 Low-cost and efficient technologies for the treatment of industrial wastewater - p. 65 13. Chapter 5 Treatment of landfill leachate - p. 107 14. Chapter 6 Wastewater circular economy - p. 153 15. Chapter 7 Soil pollution and management practices - p. 187 16. Chapter 8 Technologies for resource recovery and recycling of solid wastes: A case study of recent advances and applications of municipal solid waste in Mauritius - p. 237 17. Chapter 9 Soil contamination resulting from inefficient solid waste management - p. 251 18. Chapter 10 Sustainable remediation techniques for solid waste polluted soils - p. 265 19. Chapter 11 Soil pollution and climate change - p. 289 20. Chapter 12 Environmental laws and enforcement: Prospects and challenges - p. 305 21. Chapter 13 Environmental accounting for a quality regulatory framework - p. 327 22. Index - p. 337
