Environmental contamination is a subject of increasing interest to researchers, as well as to policy makers, public health officials and other agencies. This book examines the challenges of environmental contamination today, with a particular focus on organic pollutants and their effects. Part one focuses on contamination of the environment by agents including cement plants and Cryptosporidium spp. Part two reviews recent progress on the handling of organic pollutions after the implementation of the Stockholm Convention. The authors address issues including global distillation in an era of climate change, the assessment of exposure to persistent organic pollutants in wildlife, and alternative treatments for recalcitrant organic contaminants. Finally, in part three, contributors present their findings on topics relating to the monitoring, risk and treatment of organic pollutants. Issues examined in detail include current knowledge on the chronic and mixture toxicity of the residues of sulphonamides, and a review of studies of perfluorinated organic compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ether compounds. Drawing on research conducted around the world, this is an informative and up-to-date source of knowledge and ideas for further study.
| Specifications |
Descriptions |
| ISBN |
9789535121114 |
| Year |
2018 |
| Binding |
Hardcover |
| Subject |
Environment & Pollution |
| Pages |
282 |
| Weight |
0.4 |
| Readership |
NA |
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