Marine Organic Micropollutants

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   • Santosh Kumar Sarkar

   Pages 1-10

3. Organochlorine Pesticide Residues (OCPs) in Sediment Cores from Sundarban Wetland

   • Santosh Kumar Sarkar

   Pages 11-30

4. Congener Profiles of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Sediment Cores from Sundarban Wetland

   • Santosh Kumar Sarkar

   Pages 31-48

5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediment Cores from Sundarban Wetland

   • Santosh Kumar Sarkar

   Pages 49-68

6. Accumulation of Micropollutants in Representative Biota of Sundarban Wetland

   • Santosh Kumar Sarkar

   Pages 69-86

7. Back Matter

   Pages 87-89

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The proposed book features a systematic and thorough treatment of the dominant persistent organic pollutants (POP's) encountered in the tropical marine environment of the Indian Sundarban mangrove wetlands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chapters provide a comprehensive and realistic account of the world’s most hazardous organic compounds. Readers will discover a detailed account of the characteristics, potential point and non-point sources, analytical techniques and the ecotoxicological relevance of selected POPs, namely organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated phenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These pollutants are of considerable interest because their exposure could cause immunologic, teratogenic and neurological problems in humans and other living beings. The book is intended to serve as a reliable and up-to-date reference source for students, teachers and researchers engaged in the field of chemical oceanography, ecotoxicology and pollution management. 

• marine micropollutants
• ecotoxicology
• sediment geochemistry
• sunderbans mangroves
• organochlorine pesticides
• west bengal
• PAH accumulation
• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• low-lying coastal zones
• Persistent Organic Pollutants
• water quality and water pollution

• Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta Department of Marine Science, Calcutta, India

  Santosh Kumar Sarkar

Dr. Santosh Kumar Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta. His research interests lie in the fields of environmental geochemistry, coastal pollution and ecotoxicology. 

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