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.
Offering a transdisciplinary approach that brings together perspectives and contributions from experts in environmental sciences, hydrology, environmental engineering, ecotoxicology, chemistry, material sciences, and legal and policy aspects, the book provides an approachable and flexible resource for researchers and upper-level students with diverse academic backgrounds.
1. Emerging Contaminants in the Terrestrial-Aquatic-Atmosphere Continuum - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Dedication - p. Page vi 7. Contributors - p. Page vi 8. Editor biography - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. Acknowledgements - p. Page x 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 12. List of Tables - p. Page xii 13. Chapter 1 : Emerging contaminants: A handful of conceptual and organizing frameworks - p. Page xii 14. Chapter 2 : Emerging contaminants in the terrestrial-aquatic-atmosphere continuum: A global perspective - p. Page 13 15. Chapter 3 : High-technology rare earth elements in the soil-plant system: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate - p. Page 22 16. Chapter 4 : (Micro)plastics in the soil system: Occurrence, behaviour, fate, and future directions - p. Page 43 17. Chapter 5 : Occurrence and behaviour of emerging organic contaminants in aquatic systems - p. Page 60 18. Chapter 6 : Anthropogenic rare earth elements in aquatic environments: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate - p. Page 81 19. Chapter 7 : (Micro)plastics in aquatic systems: Current research focal areas, under-studied matrices, and future directions - p. Page 98 20. Chapter 8 : Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic systems: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate - p. Page 117 21. Chapter 9 : Air-borne emerging contaminants: An under-studied reservoir and a potential health risk? - p. Page 130 22. Chapter 10 : Occurrence, behaviour and fate of airborne microplastics - p. Page 148 23. Chapter 11 : Ecological health risks of high-technology rare earth elements - p. Page 165 24. Chapter 12 : Ecological health risks of antibiotic resistance: A perspective on the evidence, challenges, and research needs - p. Page 190 25. Chapter 13 : Ecological health risks of emerging organic contaminants - p. Page 210 26. Chapter 14 : Occurrence and ecological health risks of microplastics - p. Page 237 27. Chapter 15 : Rare earth elements: Human exposure, risk factors, and health risks - p. Page 266 28. Chapter 16 : Occurrence, human exposure pathways, and health risks of (micro)plastics - p. Page 286 29. Chapter 17 : The environmental resistome: Human exposure, health risks, and research needs - p. Page 304 30. Chapter 18 : Health risk assessment and mitigation of emerging contaminants: A call for an integrated approach - p. Page 320 31. Chapter 19 : Emerging contaminants: Approaches for policy and regulatory responses in low-income countries - p. Page 340 32. Chapter 20 : Remediation technologies for contaminated soil systems - p. Page 351 33. Chapter 21 : Bio- and chemical surfactants for remediation of emerging organic contaminants - p. Page 362 34. Chapter 22 : Ten (10) key research questions on emerging contaminants and novel entities, and their health risks - p. Page 376 35. Chapter 23 : Epilogue: Summary, the next-frontier emerging contaminants/novel entities, and a look ahead - p. Page 392 36. Index - p. Page 403
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.
Offering a transdisciplinary approach that brings together perspectives and contributions from experts in environmental sciences, hydrology, environmental engineering, ecotoxicology, chemistry, material sciences, and legal and policy aspects, the book provides an approachable and flexible resource for researchers and upper-level students with diverse academic backgrounds.
1. Emerging Contaminants in the Terrestrial-Aquatic-Atmosphere Continuum - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page i 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iv 5. Copyright - p. Page v 6. Dedication - p. Page vi 7. Contributors - p. Page vi 8. Editor biography - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. Acknowledgements - p. Page x 11. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 12. List of Tables - p. Page xii 13. Chapter 1 : Emerging contaminants: A handful of conceptual and organizing frameworks - p. Page xii 14. Chapter 2 : Emerging contaminants in the terrestrial-aquatic-atmosphere continuum: A global perspective - p. Page 13 15. Chapter 3 : High-technology rare earth elements in the soil-plant system: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate - p. Page 22 16. Chapter 4 : (Micro)plastics in the soil system: Occurrence, behaviour, fate, and future directions - p. Page 43 17. Chapter 5 : Occurrence and behaviour of emerging organic contaminants in aquatic systems - p. Page 60 18. Chapter 6 : Anthropogenic rare earth elements in aquatic environments: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate - p. Page 81 19. Chapter 7 : (Micro)plastics in aquatic systems: Current research focal areas, under-studied matrices, and future directions - p. Page 98 20. Chapter 8 : Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic systems: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate - p. Page 117 21. Chapter 9 : Air-borne emerging contaminants: An under-studied reservoir and a potential health risk? - p. Page 130 22. Chapter 10 : Occurrence, behaviour and fate of airborne microplastics - p. Page 148 23. Chapter 11 : Ecological health risks of high-technology rare earth elements - p. Page 165 24. Chapter 12 : Ecological health risks of antibiotic resistance: A perspective on the evidence, challenges, and research needs - p. Page 190 25. Chapter 13 : Ecological health risks of emerging organic contaminants - p. Page 210 26. Chapter 14 : Occurrence and ecological health risks of microplastics - p. Page 237 27. Chapter 15 : Rare earth elements: Human exposure, risk factors, and health risks - p. Page 266 28. Chapter 16 : Occurrence, human exposure pathways, and health risks of (micro)plastics - p. Page 286 29. Chapter 17 : The environmental resistome: Human exposure, health risks, and research needs - p. Page 304 30. Chapter 18 : Health risk assessment and mitigation of emerging contaminants: A call for an integrated approach - p. Page 320 31. Chapter 19 : Emerging contaminants: Approaches for policy and regulatory responses in low-income countries - p. Page 340 32. Chapter 20 : Remediation technologies for contaminated soil systems - p. Page 351 33. Chapter 21 : Bio- and chemical surfactants for remediation of emerging organic contaminants - p. Page 362 34. Chapter 22 : Ten (10) key research questions on emerging contaminants and novel entities, and their health risks - p. Page 376 35. Chapter 23 : Epilogue: Summary, the next-frontier emerging contaminants/novel entities, and a look ahead - p. Page 392 36. Index - p. Page 403
