Emerging contaminants in the terrestrial-aquatic-atmosphere continuum : occurrence, health risks and mitigation /: occurrence, health risks and mitigation. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Willis Gwenzi.
• Editors: Gwenzi, Willis
• Contents: Section A - Introduction to emerging contaminants Emerging contaminants: A handful of conceptual and organizing frameworks Emerging contaminants in the terrestrial-aquatic-atmosphere continuum: A global perspective Section B - Emerging contaminants in terrestrial systems High-technology rare earth elements in the soil system: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate (Micro)plastics in the soil system: Occurrence, behaviour, fate, and future directions Section C - Emerging contaminants in aquatic systems Occurrence and behaviour of emerging organic contaminants in aquatic systems Anthropogenic rare earth elements in aquatic environments: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate Microplastics in aquatic systems: Research focal areas, understudied matrices, and future research needs Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic systems: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate Section D - Emerging contaminants in atmospheric systems Air-borne emerging contaminants: An under-studied reservoir and a potential health risk? Occurrence, behaviour, and fate of airborne microplastics Section E - Ecological health risks Ecological health risks of hightechnology rare earth elements Ecological health risks of antibiotic resistance: A perspective on the evidence, challenges, and research needs Ecological health risks of emerging organic contaminants Occurrence and ecological health risks of microplastics Section F - Human health risks Rare earth elements: Human exposure, risk factors, and health risks Occurrence, human exposure pathways, and health risks of microplastics The environmental resistome: Human exposure, health risks, and research needs Section G - Risk assessment and mitigation Assessment and mitigation of pollution and health risks of emerging contaminants: A call for an integrated approach Emerging contaminants: Approaches for policy and regulatory responses in low-income countries Remediation technologies for contaminated soil systems Bio- and chemical surfactants for remediation of emerging organic contaminants Section H - The research agenda Ten (10) key research questions on emerging contaminants and novel entities, and their health risks Emerging contaminants: Epilogue, next-frontier novel entities, and a look ahead
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.73091724; Pollution -- Developing countries; Pollution -- Government policy -- Developing countries; Pollution -- Law and legislation -- Developing countries; Pollutants -- Developing countries; Environmental quality
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323903448
• Related ISBNs: 9780323900515
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