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Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease
(COVID-19) examines mitigation measures that can be adopted at the
time of a novel coronavirus outbreak to lessen environmental
contamination and impacts on human health. The book discusses
origin, structure and pathogenesis, epidemiology, environmental
transmission and the potential spread routes of COVID-19 via
surfaces, air, water, wastewater, medical waste and food products.
It also covers guidelines and protocols for setting safety
conditions to provide adequate health care and reduce the risk of
infection in health and non-healthcare settings, along with
preventative measures and disinfection technologies. In addition,
the book discusses challenges, opportunities and future
perspectives, the global crisis, and global consequences on the
environment and health. With contributions from experts, this book
presents a multidisciplinary reference resource for virologists,
microbiologists, public health professionals, environmental health
managers and others engaged in the study and mitigation of the
environmental and health impacts of the virus.
Water, the Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals
details the availability of water resources on Earth in the context
of sustainable resource management, how these water resources are
utilized and the latest sustainable techniques in water resource
management. Along with the latest techniques, each chapter
discusses future challenges and opportunities in sustainability and
provides detailed case studies. Sections cover water
quality, water pollution, water borne diseases, water purification,
transboundary waters, water and energy, water and the green
economy, water cooperation, water scarcity, and the relationship
between water environments and sustainable development goals.
Presents current research in AOP techniques along with hybrid
technologies Covers latest advances in technological know-how for
remediation of wastewater soiled with micropollutants Discusses
pressing environmental pollution issues associated with AOPs needed
for wastewater remediation Presents future perspective as well as
techno-economic analysis in implementing various AOPs Reviews
strategies to limit the micropollutants in water bodies
Health and Environmental Effects of Ambient Air Pollution is part
of a series of three volumes of Air Pollution, Adverse Effects, and
Epidemiological Impact. Volume 1 discusses the adverse consequences
of ambient air pollutants on human health, animals, plants, and
structures. The book covers the foundation and sources of the
production of ambient air pollutants in the environment. It
classifies the ambient air pollutants affecting human health. It
examines the effects of toxic ambient air pollutants in waste
facilities. The book also looks at epidemiology studies, estimating
health and cost effects, air quality indices, guidelines,
standards, and information networks of ambient air pollutants
Diseases and Health Consequences of Air Pollution is part of a
series of three volumes of Air Pollution, Adverse Effects, and
Epidemiological Impact that focuses on epidemiological studies and
diseases attributed to ambient and indoor air pollutants. Each
chapter of the book discusses a specific area of diseases that has
been link to exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants. This
coverage includes the health impact to the respiratory,
cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, reproductive, and nervous systems
and the manifestation of resulting disease from air pollutants like
skin conditions, diabetes, and cancer. The book also evaluates the
health cost and economic burden of air pollution and offers risk
management and solutions to mitigating the health implications of
indoor and ambient air pollution.
Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution is part of a series of three
volumes of Air Pollution, Adverse Effects, and Epidemiological
Impact. This volume covers the classification of indoor air
pollutants and discusses the health impact of indoor pollutants
such as bio-aerosol, tobacco smoke, and carbon monoxide. It also
examines epidemiological studies and assesses the effect of gaseous
pollutants and fine particulate matter (PM) on health. The book
includes sources of indoor air pollutants and the exposure and risk
management of indoor air pollutants. It also explores “sick
building syndrome” which causes acute health and discomfort that
appear to be linked to time spent in a building. Occupation
exposure such as toxic air pollutants in waste, composting, and
water treatment facilities is also covered. Other topics include
epidemiology studies, estimating health and cost effects, indoor
air quality indices, guidelines, standards, and information
networks of indoor air pollutants.
Due to rapid urbanization and development, water get polluted by
the noxious waste released from industrial, sewage and agricultural
runoffs. Sustainable Materials for Sensing and Remediation of
Noxious Pollutants covers two most widely used aspects in the field
of wastewater i.e. sensing and rapid remediation with a possible
solution of successful technology commercialization. Chapters
include information on low cost materials as sensing and
remediating agents for the rapid removal of noxious impurities from
wastewater. It includes chapters on the sensing of noxious metals,
low cost adsorbents for the removal of noxious impurities i.e.
inorganic (metal ions) and organic (dyes). Additional chapters
include future/upcoming scopes of work and one chapter on the
general introduction of the field. The book content will be
technical and focused for the audience like graduate students,
academicians, researchers and industrial professionals. Sustainable
Materials for Sensing and Remediation of Noxious Pollutants is
single reference source for environmental scientists and engineers
interested in low cost sensing and remediation strategies.
Pesticides Remediation Technologies from Water and Wastewater
focuses on environmental aspects and health effects of pesticides,
the use of conventional and AOPs technologies, and adsorption
processes and nanomaterials for the removal of pesticides from
water and wastewater. The deterioration of water quality is of
great concern due to its effects on aquatic organisms, humans and
the ecosystem. Among the pollutants, pesticides are a major concern
in villages and farm land. This edited book bridges the gap between
old and new knowledge about the categorization of pesticides, the
presence of them in water, wastewater, soil and foods, and new
methods to detect them from water matrices. This edited book
provides the necessary basic knowledge to new researchers who want
to learn about pesticides and the ways to eliminate them in aqueous
matrices. Moreover, it is also a helpful resource for mature
researchers in this field, providing them with new trends in water
and wastewater treatment processes, preparation and application of
novel adsorbent materials.
Wastewater-based Epidemiology for the Assessment of Human Exposure
to Environmental Pollutants discusses wastewater-based epidemiology
(WBE) and its use in risk assessment and monitoring of human
exposure to hazardous pollutants and pathogens. The book explores
the health impacts of organic and inorganic pollutants from
pesticides, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, phthalates, personal
care products, and endocrine disruptors in the wastewater
environment. The book examines the application of wastewater-based
epidemiology in determining health risk and exposure to infectious
diseases caused by viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, parasites, and
bacteria. Other topics include detection techniques, sampling
techniques, analytical methods, biomarkers, and the use of
biosensors in wastewater-based epidemiology studies.
Environmental Metagenomics, Water Quality and Suggested Remediation
Measures of Polluted Waters: A Combined Approach is a reference
handbook for scientists, engineers and early-career researchers
seeking guidance in the areas of water quality, and remediation
studies. The comprehensive book, which includes case studies and
applications from a range of contributors in the field, offers an
essential resource in the science of water quality assessment.
Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes provides complete
and detailed information on carbon nanotubes for wastewater
treatment, covering preparation, properties, and application. The
book begins by introducing the cross-disciplinary fundamentals of
pollutants, water treatment, and carbon-based nanomaterials,
followed by chapters focusing on the adsorption mechanisms,
properties, modelling, and preparation techniques for carbon
nanotube-based materials in the context of wastewater treatment.
The subsequent sections of the book focus on specific applications
of carbon nanotubes in removal of pollutants and as catalysts of
co-catalysts for water treatment. Finally, other novel
applications, key challenges, and research trends are discussed.
This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students
across nanotechnology, materials science, environmental science,
chemical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, sustainability, and
engineering, as well as scientists, engineers, and R&D
professionals with an interest in advanced nanomaterials for water
treatment and environmental protection.
Sustainable Technologies for Remediation of Emerging Pollutants
from Aqueous Environment compiles and collates advanced
technologies for the purification of water and wastewater. The book
covers the biological purification of wastewater, the use of
adsorbents for decontamination of water, the role of membrane
technology and its composites for removing emerging pollutants, and
applications of advanced oxidation processes (AOP) for removal of
emerging pollutants. This resource provides a single source
solution to academicians and young researchers by assembling the
latest information on the application of the conventional and
non-conventional in water and wastewater purification.
Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Applications: Case Studies and
Applications brings together the latest advances in hybrid
nanocomposites and their diverse applications for improved
sustainability. The book begins by introducing hybrid
nanomaterials, synthesis strategies, and approaches to production
for engineering applications. Subsequent sections provide chapters
on key application areas, including water purification,
nanobiotechnologies, energy storage, and biomedicine, presenting
approaches for sustainable application for each usage. Throughout
the book, key challenges are addressed, with case studies used to
support implementation and improve end applications. This is a
valuable resource for researchers and advanced students in
nanotechnology, polymer science, sustainable materials, chemistry,
chemical engineering, environmental science, and materials
engineering, as well as industrial scientists, engineers, and
R&D professionals with an interest in hybrid nanomaterials for
a range of applications.
COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: Societal Influence
explores how the coronavirus pandemic impacts the implementation of
the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), paying particular
attention to socioeconomic and disaster risk management dimensions.
Sections provide a foundational understanding of the virus and its
risk factors, cover relevant mitigation measures for minimizing the
spread of COVID-19, explore the virus's originations and
transmission mechanisms, and look at gold standard procedures for
COVID-19 testing and antibody-based diagnosis. Final sections
present the latest insights on the global effects of COVID-19 and
examine potential future challenges, opportunities and strategic
responses.
Optimal State Estimation for Process Monitoring, Fault Diagnosis
and Control presents various mechanistic model based state
estimators and data-driven model based state estimators with a
special emphasis on their development and applications to process
monitoring, fault diagnosis and control. The design and analysis of
different state estimators are highlighted with a number of
applications and case studies concerning to various real chemical
and biochemical processes. The book starts with the introduction of
basic concepts, extending to classical methods and successively
leading to advances in this field. Design and implementation of
various classical and advanced state estimation methods to solve a
wide variety of problems makes this book immensely useful for the
audience working in different disciplines in academics, research
and industry in areas concerning to process monitoring, fault
diagnosis, control and related disciplines.
Green Technologies for the Defluoridation of Water focuses on the
application of green technologies for the defluoridation of water
using adsorption processes and nanoadsorbents. Chapters cover the
environmental and health effects of fluoride presence in ambient
air, food, water, soil and vegetation, focus on approaches for
analytical methods to determine the presence of fluoride in water,
review various types of conventional and advanced techniques used
for removal, focus on adsorption as a green technology, review
various types of adsorbents, and emphasize a techno-economic
assessment with respect to conventional and non-conventional
technologies. This book provides readers with comprehensive methods
and applications, while also presenting the global impacts of
fluoride ion on the environment, including in drinking water, food,
air, soil and vegetables. The authors compare different
defluoridation technologies in detail, providing researchers in
environmental science and nanotechnology fields with the
information they need to create solutions on how to safely remove
fluoride from water in a sustainable and cost-effective way.
This book provides an overview of recent advances in technologies
for water treatment processes, such as green technology,
nano-adsorbents, photocatalysts, advanced oxidation, membranes
separation and sustainable technologies. Advances in membrane
technology and fabrication process is presented in detail. Latest
approaches like microbial treatment, electro chemical and solar
energy-based treatment techniques were presented. Also, the use of
sustainable and energy efficient approaches were discussed.* The
book presents the negative impact of inorganic and organic
pollutants on the natural environment and human health. It
describes and discussing the advanced membrane technologies, novel
green adsorbents, microbial treatment techniques, electro chemical
and solar based removal techniques It also compares the most
effective methods of removing toxic contaminants from water
solutions with the use of sustainable and energy efficient
approaches It also presents the life cycle assessment of emerging
technologies in industrial wastewater treatment and desalination as
well as presents the benchmarking of energy efficiency during
treatment process
Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation provides a
single-source solution to researchers working in environmental,
wastewater management, biological and composite nanomaterials
applications. It addresses the potential environmental risks and
uncertainties surrounding the use of nanomaterials for
environmental remediation, giving an understanding of their impact
on ecological receptors in addition to their potential benefits.
Users will find comprehensive information on the application of
state-of-the-art processes currently available to synthesize
advanced green nanocomposite materials and biogenic nanomaterials.
Other sections explore a wide range of promising approaches for
green nanotechnologies and nanocomposites preparations. Case study
chapters connect materials engineering and technology to the social
context for a sustainable environment. Applications and different
case studies provide solutions to the challenges faced by industry,
thus minimizing negative social impacts.
Soft Computing Techniques in Solid Waste and Wastewater Management
is a thorough guide to computational solutions for researchers
working in solid waste and wastewater management operations. This
book covers in-depth analysis of process variables, their effects
on overall efficiencies, and optimal conditions and procedures to
improve performance using soft computing techniques. These topics
coupled with the systematic analyses described will help readers
understand various techniques that can be effectively used to
achieve the highest performance. In-depth case studies along with
discussions on applications of various soft-computing techniques
help readers control waste processes and come up with short-term,
mid-term and long-term strategies. Waste management is an
increasingly important field due to rapidly increasing levels of
waste production around the world. Numerous potential solutions for
reducing waste production are underway, including applications of
machine learning and computational studies on waste management
processes. This book details the diverse approaches and techniques
in these fields, providing a single source of information
researchers and industry practitioners. It is ideal for academics,
researchers and engineers in waste management, environmental
science, environmental engineering and computing, with relation to
environmental science and waste management.
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