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Environmental Micropollutants

  • 1st Edition - April 8, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Shuhong Wang, Zulkfil Ahmed
  • Language: English

Environmental Micropollutants, the latest volume in the Advances in Environmental Pollution Research series, presents the latest research on various environmental micropollutants,… Read more

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Description

Environmental Micropollutants, the latest volume in the Advances in Environmental Pollution Research series, presents the latest research on various environmental micropollutants, as well as their impacts on health and the economy, also addressing the best possible solutions to address the risks presented by these pollutants. The book covers solutions for dusts, infectious particles, heavy metals, organophosphates, atmospheric toxic organic micropollutants, fungal spores, pollutants from E-waste, and antibiotics threats, providing researchers working in environmental science and management with key knowledge to address this increasingly important concern.

These types of micropollutants can be present in water, air and soil and can harm health even in low quantities, hence this book covers the challenges these pollutants pose to the environment and human health, presenting practical solutions.

Key features

  • Identifies key micropollutants in the environment and examines their impacts on human health and the economy
  • Presents methods and treatment technologies for addressing the problem of micropollutants
  • Offers the latest research on a variety of micropollutants and the best solutions for each

Readership

Researchers and graduate students in environmental science and pollution research

Table of contents

1. Introduction to environmental micropollutants

2. Industrial chemicals as micropollutants in the environment

3. Impact of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the environment

4. Food additives as environmental micropollutants

5. Biocides

6. Disinfectants

7. Detergents

8. Personal care products—fragrances, cosmetics, and sunscreens—in the environment

9. Hormones-active substances

10. Endocrine-disrupting compounds

11. Household chemicals and their impact

12. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in surface waters

13. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in water bodies

14. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in soils

15. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in air

16. Microcontaminants in wastewater

17. Ecotoxicological risk assessment of environmental micropollutants

18. Usage and disposal strategies of environmental micropollutants

19. Phytoremediation of micropollutants

20. Bioremediation of micropollutants

21. Nanotechnology to treat the environmental micropollutants

22. Removal of micropollutants

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 8, 2022
  • Language: English

About the editors

MH

Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi

Dr. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi is Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology from Zhejiang University, China. Dr. Hashmi’s research interests are analytical chemistry and the development of treatment technologies to control environmental and industrial pollution. He also has expertise in developing environmentally sustainable and feasible technologies including bioremediation, using innovative microbes and genes, plants, and microcosms. He has edited seven books, 14 book chapters, 80 original research articles and is currently series editor of two environmental contaminant book series. Dr. Hashmi is also an Associate Editor of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences. Dr. Hashmi is Member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, International Toxicology Society, HEC and PSF Research Grants Committee, and has been awarded a KANS Prize in OIC countries by MUSTAFA Science and Technology Foundation.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Pakistan

SW

Shuhong Wang

Shuhong Wang works in the School of Resource and Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Resource and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China

ZA

Zulkfil Ahmed

Zulkfil Ahmed works in the School of Resource and Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Resource and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China

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