Main description:

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.

Contents:

Emerging organic contaminants and nanomaterials in food
Marinella Farre and Damia Barcelo

Pharmaceuticals in drinking water
Aleksandra Jelic, Mira Petrovic, and Damia Barcelo

Sulfonamide antibiotics in natural and treated waters: environmental and human health risks
Maria Jesus Garcia Galan, M. Silvia Diaz Cruz, and Damia Barcelo

Drinking water disinfection by-products
Susan D. Richardson and Cristina Postigo

Micropollutants in hospital effluent: their fate, risk and treatment options
Paola Verlicchi, Alessio Galletti, Mira Petrovic, and Damia Barcelo

Antibiotic resistance in waste- and surface waters and human health implications
Celia M. Manaia, Ivone Vaz-Moreira, and Olga C. Nunes

Ecopharmacovigilance
L.J.G. Silva, C.M. Lino, L. Meisel, D. Barcelo, A. Pena

Human exposure and health risks to emerging organic contaminants
Adrian Covaci, Tinne Geens, Laurence Roosens, Nadeem Ali, Nele Van den Eede, Alin C. Ionas, Govindan Malarvannan, and Alin C. Dirtu

Occurrence of phthalates and their metabolites in the environment and human health implications
Mario Antonio Fernandez, Belen Gomara, and Maria Jose Gonzalez

Perfluorinated compoinds in drinking water, food and human samples
Francisca Perez, Marta Llorca, Marinella Farre, and Damia BarceloFate and risks of polar pesticides in groundwater samples of Catalonia
Marianne Koeck-Schulmeyer, Antoni Ginebreda, Miren Lopez de Alda, and Damia Barcelo

Zebrafish as a vertebrate model to assess sublethal effects and health risks of emerging pollutants
Demetrio Raldua, Carlos Barata, Marta Casado, Melissa Faria, Jose Maria Navas, Alba Olivares, Eva Oliveira, Sergi Pelayo, Benedicte Thienpont, Benjamin Pina

Disrupting effects of single and combined emerging pollutants on thyroid gland function
Demetrio Raldua, Patrick J. Babin, Carlos Barata, and Benedicte Thienpont

Psychoactive substances in airborne particles in the urban environment
M. Viana, C. Postigo, C. Balducci, A. Cecinato, M.J. Lopez de Alda,, D. Barcelo, B. Artinano, P. Lopez-Mahia, A. Alastuey, and X. Querol