Organic Micropollutants in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments by Bhadouria, Rahul; Tripathi, Sachchidanand; Singh, Pardeep;

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the origins, occurrences, and remediation strategies for organic micropollutants in the environment. Divided into five parts, the book starts with a perspective on the sources and prevalence of organic micropollutants in our world, including aquatic ecosystems and urban soils, followed by an examination of the effects of these contaminants on health, agriculture, and the environment. In the third and fourth parts of the book, readers will learn more about the analysis and detection of organic micropollutants, and treatment and remediation strategies, respectively. The book closes with an overview of policies and regulatory measures, and critiques the fate of organic micropollutants in the aquatic environment.

In this book, particular attention is given to topics such as:

• the intricate relationship between micropollutants, the environment, and human health
• sustainable management, treatment methodsand remediation for micropollutants in wastewater, urban water systems, freshwaters, urban soils, and agriculture
• ecotoxicity analysis and innovative bioremediation approaches

Readers will also find a valuable discussion of the current contamination status of aquatic ecosystems by pharmaceutical and personal care micropollutants, the latest methodologies for analysing organic micropollutants, and a case study on the biodegradation pathways of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH).

Given its breadth, this book is a useful resource for scientists, researchers, policymakers, and anyone concerned about the ecological and human health impacts of organic micropollutants.

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Table of Contents:

Part 1: Organic micropollutants: Origin and occurrence in the environment.- Organic micropollutants in environment: Origin and occurrence.- Contamination of aquatic ecosystem with pharmaceutical and personal care micropollutants.- Organic micropollutants in the urban soils: technological advances and management concerns.- Part 2: Effects of organic micropollutants on the environment and human health.- Assessment of environmental pollutants for their toxicological effects of human and animal health .- Organic micropollutants and their effects on the environment and human health.- Occurrence and toxicity of organic microcontaminants in agricultural perspective: an overview .- Part 3: Assessment and detection methodologies for organic micropollutants.- Comprehensive methods for the analysis of organic micropollutants.- Methodologies for the detection and remediation of organic micropollutants in terrestrial ecosystems.- Assessment, obstacles, and risk communication for organic micro-pollutants in the urban water.- Part 4: Treatment and remediation approaches for organic micropollutants .- Organic micropollutants in the freshwater ecosystem: environmental effects, potential treatments and limitations.- Organic micropollutants in wastewaters: advances in sustainable management and treatment methods.- Organic micropollutants in the environment: Ecotoxicity potential and bioremediation approaches.- Organic micropollutants in agricultural system: Eco-toxicity, risk-assessment and detection methods.- Process of removing organic micropollutants using advanced oxidation techniques.- Biodegradation pathways of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH): A case study.- Part 5: Organic micropollutants in the environment: Concluding remarks.- Fate of organic micropollutants in aquatic environment: Policies and regulatory measures.

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