Fluoride and Fluorocarbon Toxicity: Sources, Issues, and Remediation
About this ebook
This book brings together a diverse group of researchers from different disciplines to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by fluoride and fluorocarbon contamination. The book sheds light on the global environmental issues and proposes solutions to contamination through multi-disciplinary approaches.
The book contains three parts. The first part describes the different sources and distribution of fluoride and fluorocarbon in soil and water. The second part explains the health risks linked to fluoride and fluorocarbon toxicity. The third part addresses sustainable fluoride and fluorocarbon toxicity mitigation strategies and the potential applications of recent biotechnology in providing solutions. This book is a valuable resource to students, academics, researchers, and environmental professionals working in the field of fluoride and fluorocarbon contamination.
About the author
Dr. Nitish Kumar is a senior assistant professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, India. He completed his doctoral research at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)–Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India. He has the research and teaching experience of more than 12 years in the field of plant and microbial biotechnology and heavy metal bioremediation. He has published more than 70 research articles in international and national journals and more than 20 book chapters and 10 books with Springer and Taylor & Francis. He was a recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) in 2014. He also serves as an associate editor of the journal Gene. He has an h-index of 22 and an i10-index of 30 as per the Google Scholar database 2022.
