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Health Effects of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water by Dr. Marco Ferrante; G. Oliveri Conti; Z. Rasic-Milutinovic; Dusan Jovanovic is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Health Effects of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water about?

Metals are inorganic substances that occur naturally in geological formations. Naturally occurring metals are dissolved in water when it comes into contact with rock or soil material. Some metals are essential for life and are naturally available in our food and water. Trace amounts of metals are common in water, and these are normally not harmful to your health. In fact, some metals are essential to sustain life. Calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium must be present for normal body functions. Cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc are needed. However many of the metals and metalloids that are found in drinking water can have an adverse impact on human health. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the health implications of metals and metalloids in drinking water and is a key reference in the risk assessment and management of water supplies. The increased urbanization and increased water demand in industrial areas has amplified the metals problem in groundwater sources. In fact the contamination of our water resources by poisonous metals occurs largely due to human activity. These activities include industrial processes, such as electronics

Who reads Health Effects of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water?

Author

Dr. Marco Ferrante; G. Oliveri Conti; Z. Rasic-Milutinovic; Dusan Jovanovic

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781840405972

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Medical, Technology