TY  - CHAP
AU  - Godwin Okereafor
AU  - Elizabeth Makhatha
AU  - Lukhanyo Mekuto
AU  - Vuyo Mavumengwana
ED  - Mario Alfonso Murillo-Tovar
ED  - Hugo Saldarriaga-Noreña
ED  - Agnieszka Saeid
Y1  - 2020-02-11
PY  - 2020
T1  - Mobility of Trace Element Contaminants from Abandoned Gold Mine Dump to Stream Waters in an Agricultural Active Area
N2  - The occurrence of heavy metals in the environment, even in traces, represents a severe risk for the ecosystems and can be dangerous to human health. However, a better understanding of the main aspects involved is still needed to reduce its negative impact on the environment and health. This book covers the recent methods used for the evaluation of heavy metal pollution and the identification of its sources, descriptions of some of the processes involved in its mobility and transport, attempts to address health and environmental effects of heavy metals pollution, and presents alternative technologies for its removal and remediation from environmental samples. Therefore, this book is recommended for experts in the comprehensive management of metal contamination in different environmental compartments.
BT  - Trace Metals in the Environment
SP  - Ch. 2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90818
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.90818
SN  - 978-1-83880-332-2
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -