1. Heavy Metals in the Aquatic Ecosystem: Sources, Transport, Toxicity Mechanism and Mitigation Strategies

Ravindra Kumar Gautam, Vriddhi Nigam, Dhirendra Kumar Bharati et al.



2. Source of Heavy Metals in the Ecosystem

Sikandar Paswan, Bharat Kumar, Amar Nath et al.



3. Sources, Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals in the Ecosystem

Bouchra Belahrach, Ghita Amine Benabdallah, Houda Labjar et al.



4. Heavy Metal Contaminants in Groundwater and Its Impact on Biodiversity

Rajesh Ram and Mamta Verma



5. Environmental Factors Affecting Toxicity of Heavy Metals

Pradeep Kumar Yadav



6. Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Aquatic Ecosystem

Tolulope Deborah Giwa and Durgesh Kumar Verma



7. Heavy Metals Effect on Photosynthesis in the Plants

Brajesh Chandra Pandey, Ashish Gupta, Mohd Yaseen et al.



8. Heavy Metal Effect on Physiological Processes, Photosynthesis, and Plant Metabolism

Shalini Das, Trupti Das, and R. Boopathy



9. Mercury Pollution of Ponds, Rivers, and Lakes

Manzari Kushwaha and Shiv Shankar



10. Mercury Toxicity: Impacts on Ecosystems and Mitigation Strategies

Shiva Prakash Singh Kushwaha, Kanchan Gautam, and Jyoti Prajapati



11. Toxic Effects of Arsenic on Human Health and the Cellular Uptake Mechanism

Jyoti Baranwal, Swastika Singh, Smriti Kushwaha et al.



12. Arsenic Exposure on the Organ System of Human Being and the Toxic Effects on Health

Mohd Waheed, Bharat Kumar, and Ramesh Chandra



13. Toxic Effects of Arsenic on Plants and their Mechanism of Action

Ashish Gupta, Brajesh Chandra Pandey, Mohd Yaseen et al.



14. Toxic Effects of Arsenic on C3 and C4 Plants in the Crop Ecosystem

Anupam Kujur



15. A Comprehensive Review of Occurrences, Causes, and Health Effects of Arsenic in the Groundwater of India

Vikram Singh, Mukesh Prasad, R.S. Aswal et al.



16. Toxicity of Arsenic on Edible Crops

K. Radhakrishnan and Panneerselvam Perumal



17. Mitigating Heavy Metals Toxicity: Sources, Pathways and the Ecological Impact

Sumita Sahgal and Subhadra Yadav



18. Chromium (VI) Contamination and its Microbial Remediation in the Saline Environment

Vikas Kumar

Heavy metals are hazardous environmental pollutants and are becoming one of the most serious environmental problems because of their persistence, toxicity, non-biodegradability, and ability to be incorporated into the food chain. This book provides state-of-the-art techniques and technologies for the assessment and remediation of heavy metal ions from aquatic ecosystems. It discusses sources, fate, transport, health risk assessment, and remediation of heavy metals and the current methods for source identification and tracking, including the use of stable isotopes, fingerprinting techniques, and advancements in molecular biology for environmental monitoring. This book serves as an excellent reference for both professionals and students and is the first of its kind to highlight the toxicity of heavy metals. Researchers, post-graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in environmental science and engineering, soil and water sciences, biotechnology, and chemical engineering, as well as environmental and technical engineers, ecologists, and applied environmental scientists and managers, will benefit from the extensive coverage given in this book.