Toxicological effects of major environmental pollutants: an overview
- 6 July 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
- Vol. 185 (3), 2585-2593
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2732-8
Abstract
The last quarter of the twentieth century had witnessed a global surge in awakening against the unabated menace of environmental pollution. Among the various types of environmental pollution, water pollution is an age-old problem but it has gained an alarming dimension lately because of the problems of population increase, sewage disposal, industrial waste, radioactive waste, etc. Present scenario of water pollution calls for immediate attention towards the remediation and detoxification of these hazardous agents in order to have a healthy living environment. The present communication will deal with the toxicological effects of major environmental pollutants, viz. heavy metals, pesticides, and phenols.Keywords
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