Emerging Contaminants in the Terrestrial-Aquatic-Atmosphere Continuum: Occurrence, Health Risks and Mitigation – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780323900515,0323900518,9780323903448, 0323903444
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0323903444
- ISBN-13 : 9780323903448
- Author: Willis Gwenzi
Emerging Contaminants in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments: Occurrence, Health Risks, and Mitigation provides the latest information on the synthesis of the occurrence, behavior, human health risks and mitigation of emerging contaminants in developing countries. First highlighting sources, industrial applications, key drivers and regulatory frameworks, the book then goes on to discuss the nature of emerging contaminants, including organic (e.g., pharmaceuticals), inorganic (e.g., rare earth elements) and biological agents (e.g., antimicrobial resistance). It then presents the dissemination, environmental behavior, and fate in terrestrial and aquatic systems as well as the human and ecological exposure pathways, health risks, and more.
Table contents:
Section A: Introduction to emerging contaminants
Section B: Emerging contaminants in terrestrial systems
Section C: Emerging contaminants in aquatic systems
Section D: Emerging contaminants in atmospheric systems
Section E: Ecological health risks
Section F: Human health risks
Section G: Risk assessment and mitigation
Section H: The research agenda
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