Chapter 9 Designing an activated carbon adsorption column to mitigate mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Contents VII
4. List of contributing authors IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 Artemisia annua, a cost-effective sustainable therapeutic for the masses and the political challenges for its implementation 21
7. Chapter 2 Researching health impact disparities among women at the Agbogbloshie e-waste site 37
8. Chapter 3 Reframing professional practice, technical competency, and good intentions: assessment and reflection tools for ethical engagement in student STEM training 53
9. Chapter 4 The Road Less Travelled: development engineering with vulnerable communities through NGOs 69
10. Chapter 5 Rapid Assessment Procedure as a tool for stakeholder needs analysis in development engineering projects 87
11. Chapter 6 Engineered waste management systems and environmental injustice in Eastern North Carolina: power, pollution, and innovation 105
12. Chapter 7 Integrative collaborative design of research-based, climate-change resilience engineering education: insights from México–Lerma–Cutzamala hydrological region 119
13. Chapter 8 Illustrating climate-change resilience engineering: Conceptual design of water supply and wastewater/stormwater system for the México–Lerma– Cutzamala hydrological region 143
14. Chapter 9 Designing an activated carbon adsorption column to mitigate mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana 167
15. Chapter 10 Medical device development and implementation in low-to-middle income countries: the importance of product specifications and regulatory considerations 183
16. Chapter 11 Solar Decathlon Africa–Team Oculus experience: realizing a global sustainable solar house 203
17. Chapter 12 Arboreal homes 219
18. Index 239