Characteristics of boron and methods for boron removal

The existence of boron in the aquatic environment and its detrimental impacts on crops and human well-being is considered a serious worldwide environmental problem. Characteristics of boron and methods for boron removal offers the readers a state-of-the-art overview of boron characteristics and different methods for application in boron removal from water or wastewater. This book provides a detailed description of three major fields:
 Chapter 1: Boron and its compounds in aquatic environments describes the chemical characteristics and distribution of boron and its compounds, the toxicity of boron on plants and humans, and the environmental issues in the presence of boron and its compounds.
 Chapter 2: Boron removal by coagulation and precipitation focuses on insightful techniques for
boron removal from aqueous solution including coagulation technique for boron removal using aluminium, iron, and polymers, and various types of precipitation, particularly chemical oxo-
precipitation, the combination method of oxidation and precipitation to enhance the disadvantages of
conventional chemical precipitation.
 Chapter 3: Boron removal by constructed wetland provides the constructed wetland technique, focusing on the boron uptake capacity of diverse plants, environmental parameters such as pH, temperature, competing species, the composition of the solution, filtration media, hydraulic retention time and operational factors significantly affect efficient boron removal