This book focuses on the behaviour and impact of environmental pollutants in metropolitan development by studying the cases of the soil, water, and atmosphere of both Shanghai and Nanjing, which are two of the fastest economically developing areas in recent decades in China. Based on samples and experiments, some solutions for bottleneck problems in recent practices for urban environment research are systematically discussed, proposing the following innovations: 1) classifying urban pollution in a developing metropolis based on pollutant behaviour mechanisms; 2) identifying the amount of trace metals added by human activities to urban soil and their geological background amount, distinguishable from the total amount of detectable trace metals as a whole. This book can provide a valuable guide for researchers and engineers in relevant disciplines, and for environmental policymakers to consult in decision-making practices for urban development and environmental protection.
Dr Hui Zhang, graduated from Nanjing University, China, having studied Elemental Geochemistry. His is currently a member of the faculty at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. As Principal Investigator of the Research Group of Pollutant Behaviour Chemistry, his interests focus on the impact of human activities in the geo-chemical cycle of substances in natural and engineered systems. During his decades of professional practice, he has contributed a large number of achievements and provided high-quality academic services to international professional journals and conferences.His main contributions include revealing laws concerning factors of metal release from natural solid particles (rocks, minerals) on the earth surface, proposing an approach to distinguish the primary background content and post pollution superimposed content of trace metals in soil systems, and proposing a simple and easy solution for identifying and evaluating the bioavailability of trace metals. These works have inspired some solutions for bottleneck issues in the field, and have had a valuable impact on research progress.
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