Application of Time-Lapse Ion Exchange Resin Sachets (TIERS) for Detecting Illegal Effluent Discharge in Mixed Industrial and Agricultural Areas, Taiwan

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 3129
• Main Authors: Shih, Po-Kang, Chiang, Li-Chi, Lin, Sheng-Chi, Chang, Tsun-Kuo, Hsu, Wei-Chan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Effluents; Food chains; Food contamination & poisoning; Freshwater resources; Groundwater; Heavy metal content; Heavy metals; Kinetics; Land use; Methods; Pollutants; Pollution; Public health; Resins; Salinity; Scientific imaging; Sewage irrigation; Soil contamination; Sustainability; Trace elements; China; Turkey; Taiwan

Many factories were built and scattered around the farmlands in Taiwan due to inappropriate land use planning. Illegal effluent discharge of high concentration of metals from the nearby factories has been threatening the farmlands, causing damages to agricultural production, food safety, and human h...