Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 226

This book provides concise, critical reviews of significant advances as well as needed research across the field of xenobiotics. Covers urban vs. rural factors in asthma, mercury in Mexican environments, mitigation of acid mine drainage and more.

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Provides detailed reviews worldwide to key scientists and science or policy administrators Supplies scientific review articles on all aspects of environmental contamination and associated toxicological consequences Facilitates the task of accessing and interpreting cogent scientific data within closely related research fields Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Contents
Foreword
Preface
Current Approaches for Mitigating Acid Mine Drainage
*Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Kangjoo Kim, Sk Md Equeenuddin, Michael A Powell

• Urban vs. Rural Factors that Affect Adult Asthma
  Yu Jie, Zaleha Md Isa, Xu Jie, Zhang Long Ju, *Noor Hassim Ismail
• Mercury in the Atmospheric and Coastal Environments of Mexico
  *Jorge Ruelas-Inzunza, Carolina Delgado-Alvarez, Martín Frías-Espericueta, Federico Páez-Osuna

• Do Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn Biomagnify in Aquatic Ecosystems?
  Rick D. Cardwell, David K. DeForest, Kevin V. Brix, William J. Adams
  Index

  Inhalt
  Foreword.- Preface.- Current Approaches for Mitigating Acid Mine Drainage.- Urban vs. Rural Factors that Affect Adult Asthma.- Mercury in the Atmosphere and Coastal Environments of Mexico.- Do Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn Biomagnify in Aquatic Ecosystems?.- Index.