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Emerging Organic Contaminants and Human Health

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Damià Barceló

    1. Barcelona, Spain

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  • A comprehensive review
  • Written by experts
  • Richly illustrated
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 20)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Emerging Organic Contaminants and Nanomaterials in Food

    • Marinella Farré, Damià Barceló
    Pages 1-46

  3. Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water

    • Aleksandra Jelić, Mira Petrović, Damià Barceló
    Pages 47-70

  4. Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Natural and Treated Waters: Environmental and Human Health Risks

    • María Jesús García Galán, M. Silvia Díaz-Cruz, Damià Barceló
    Pages 71-92

  5. Drinking Water Disinfection By-products

    • Susan D. Richardson, Cristina Postigo
    Pages 93-137

  6. Micro-pollutants in Hospital Effluent: Their Fate, Risk and Treatment Options

    • Paola Verlicchi, Alessio Galletti, Mira Petrovic, Damià Barceló
    Pages 139-171

  7. Antibiotic Resistance in Waste Water and Surface Water and Human Health Implications

    • Célia M. Manaia, Ivone Vaz-Moreira, Olga C. Nunes
    Pages 173-212

  8. Ecopharmacovigilance

    • L. J. G. Silva, C. M. Lino, L. Meisel, D. Barceló, A. Pena
    Pages 213-241

  9. Human Exposure and Health Risks to Emerging Organic Contaminants

    • Adrian Covaci, Tinne Geens, Laurence Roosens, Nadeem Ali, Nele Van den Eede, Alin C. Ionas et al.
    Pages 243-305

  10. Occurrence of Phthalates and Their Metabolites in the Environment and Human Health Implications

    • Mario Antonio Fernández, Belén Gómara, María José González
    Pages 307-336

  11. Perfluorinated Compounds in Drinking Water, Food and Human Samples

    • Francisca Pérez, Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, Damià Barceló
    Pages 337-373

  12. Fate and Risks of Polar Pesticides in Groundwater Samples of Catalonia

    • Marianne Köck-Schulmeyer, Antoni Ginebreda, Miren López de Alda, Damià Barceló
    Pages 375-394

  13. Zebrafish as a Vertebrate Model to Assess Sublethal Effects and Health Risks of Emerging Pollutants

    • Demetrio Raldúa, Carlos Barata, Marta Casado, Melissa Faria, José María Navas, Alba Olivares et al.
    Pages 395-414

  14. Disrupting Effects of Single and Combined Emerging Pollutants on Thyroid Gland Function

    • Demetrio Raldúa, Patrick J. Babin, Carlos Barata, Benedicte Thienpont
    Pages 415-433

  15. Psychoactive Substances in Airborne Particles in the Urban Environment

    • M. Viana, C. Postigo, C. Balducci, A. Cecinato, M. J. López de Alda, D. Barceló et al.
    Pages 435-460

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 461-466
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About this book

This volume provides an overview of the occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants, discusses advanced chemical analysis methods, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects as well as human exposure. One focus is on pharmaceuticals, in particular antibiotics, and the problems associated with their increased use in hospitals. Other covered emerging contaminants occurring e.g. in food, water, air or soil include brominated flame retardants, polar pesticides, phthalates, phosphate esters, perfluorinated compounds, personal care products, musk fragrances, disinfection byproducts, illicit drugs, and nanomaterials. The chapters written by experts are a valuable source of information for a broad audience, such as analytical chemists, environmental chemists and engineers, toxicologists, ecotoxicologists and epidemiologists working already in this field as well as newcomers.

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  • Barcelona, Spain

    Damià Barceló

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