Micropollutants and challenges emerging in the aquatic environments and treatment processes / Afsane Chavoshani, Majid Hashemi, Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Suresh C. Ameta.

Author/creator Chavoshani, Afsane
Other author Hashemi, Majid.
Other author Mehdi Amin, Mohammad.
Other author Ameta, Suresh C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam, Netherlands ; Kidlington, Oxford ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2020]
Descriptionxi, 279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Environmental Science 2020 [EBCES20]
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Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Pharmaceuticals as emerging micropollutants in aquatic environments -- Personal care products as an endocrine disrupting compound in the aquatic environment -- Surfactants : an emerging face of pollution -- Risks and challenges of pesticides in aquatic environments -- Other trace elements (heavy metals) and chemicals in aquatic environments -- Conclusions and future research.
Abstract Micropollutants and Challenges: Emerging in the Aquatic Environments and Treatment Processes systematically summarizes the characteristics, micropollutants types, production resources, occurrence in aqueous environments, health effects, methods of detection and treatments. Throughout each chapter, the following topics will be presented: (i) The quality and quantity evaluation of aquatic micro-pollutants, (ii) The need for innovative and affordable wastewater treatment technologies, and (iii) Combinations of different conventional and advanced technologies, including the biological and plant-based strategies that seem most promising. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formebook version : 9780128186138
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020300761
ISBN9780128186121 (pbk.)
ISBN0128186127

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