Nitrate Contamination: Exposure, Consequence, and Control - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3642760422 ISBN 13 : 9783642760426

Editeur : Springer, 2011

Synopsis

The nitrate content of drinking water is rising at an alarming rate in several regions of NATO countries and elsewhere in the world. The increase is due to lack of proper sewage treatment, and primarily to excess fertilizer application. Also, eutrophication in several coastal areas is triggered by high nitrate concentrations. The main purpose of this book is to integrate scientific knowledge related to exposure assessment, health consequences and control of nitrate contamination in water. The motivation is related to the magnitude, the possible adverse health effects, and the high cost of control- ling nitrate contamination. Future research tasks are defined by an interaction among hydro- logists, toxicologists and environmental engineers in an integrated framework for nitrate risk management. The target readership of this book is a mix of university colleagues, practitioners from both the private and public sectors and advanced graduate students working with the hydrological, health science or environmental engineering aspects of nitrate contamination. The main conclusions include: 1. For risk assessment purposes, knowledge and sufficiently accurate models are available to predict nitrate load and its fate in water under changes in land use. 2. Once agricultural exposure controls are implemented, the response times in ground water may be so long as to make controls unrealistic. 3. It is still unknown whether agricultural best management practice is a compromise between nitrate risk reduction and agricultural revenue. 4. The current drinking water guidelines of 10 mg/L NOrN need not be changed.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The nitrate content of drinking water is rising at an alarm- ing rate in several parts of the world. The increase is due to the lack of proper sewagetreatment and primarily to ex- cess fertilizer application. Also, eutrophication in several coastal areas is triggered by high nitrate con- centrations. The main purpose of this book is to integrate scientific knowledge related to exposure assessment, health consequences and control of nitrate contamination in water. The motivation is related to the magnitude, the possible ad- verse health effects, and the high cost of controlling ni- trate contamination. Future research tasks are defined by an interaction among hydrologists, toxicologists and envi- ronmental engineeres in an integrated framework for nitrate risk management.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3642760422
• ISBN 13: 9783642760426
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 540
• Éditeur: Bogardi Istvan, Kuzelka Robert D., Ennenga Wilma G.
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