Pollution of waters by toxic metals is accelerating worldwide due to industrial and population growth, notably in countries having poor environmental laws, resulting in many diseases such as cancer. Classical remediation techniques are limited. This books reviews new, advanced or improved techniques for metal removal, such as hybrid treatments, nanotechnologies and unconventional adsorbents, e.g. metal-organic frameworks. Contaminants include rare earth elements, arsenic, lead, cadmium, chromium, copper and effluents from the electronic, textile, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries.

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Dr. Inamuddin, is an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and is also an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has published about 162 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 96 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators. Dr. Mohd Imran Ahamed received his Ph.D degree on the topic "Synthesis and characterization of inorganic-organic composite heavy metals selective cation-exchangers and their analytical applications", from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India in 2019. He has published several research and review articles in the journals of international recognition. He has also edited various books which are published by Springer, CRC Press Taylor & Francis Asia Pacific and Materials Science Forum LLC, U.S.A. He has completed his B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, and M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra, India. His research work includes ion-exchange chromatography, wastewater treatment, and analysis, bending actuator and electrospinning. Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is a biogeochemist at Aix Marseille University who has invented carbon-13 dating, a molecular-level method allowing to study the dynamics of organic compounds in temporal pools of complex environmental media. He is Chief Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. He is the author of the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, which includes an innovative writing tool: the Micro-Article.

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Chapter 1 Sources and Health Risks of Rare Earth Elements in Waters; Willis Gwenzi
Chapter 2 Removal of Heavy Metal Pollutants from Wastewater Using Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles; Muhammad Moniruzzaman
Chapter 3 Water Treatment Chemicals for Pollution Minimization and Management; Vinod Sharma
Chapter 4 Advanced Treatment of Real Wastewater Effluents by Electrochemistry; P V Nidheesh
Chapter 5 Unconventional Adsorbents for Remediation of Metal Pollution in Waters; Mashura Shammi
Chapter 6 Desalination Technology for Water Security; Mashura Shammi
Chapter 7 Nanotechnology for the Remediation of Heavy Metals and Metalloids in Contaminated Water; Paramita Das
Chapter 8 Hybrid Treatment Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater; Murali Mohan Seepana
Chapter 9 Removal of Heavy Metals in Biofiltration Systems; Amin Talei
Chapter 10 Contamination and Health Impact of Heavy Metals; Naveen Patel
Chapter 11 Tin-Based Compounds for Water Remediation; Maria Perez
Chapter 12 Methods for Treatment of Wastewater from Cu Production; Vesna Krstic
Chapter 13 Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater Using Adsorbents; Suman Lata
Chapter 14 Electroanalytical Techniques for the Remediation of Heavy Metals from Wastewater; Muhammad Altaf
Chapter 15 Mechanisms and Approaches for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Acid Mine Drainage and Other Industrial Effluents; Vhahangwele Masindi
Chapter 16 Removal of Dyes and Heavy Metals with Clays and Diatomite; Jalel Labidi