Contaminants and Clean Technologies

Provides valuable information on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants, micropollutants, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, toxins, and hormones. It focuses on the various types of environmental contaminants discharged from various sources; their toxicological effects in environments, humans, animals, and plants; and their removal methods. It also covers, comprehensively, information on the contaminants released by various industries and agricultural practices, which cause severe threats to the environment.

Features of the book:

• Elucidates systematic information on various types of environmental contaminants, and their fate and consequences
• Discusses contaminants such as endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical waste, and personal care products
• Provides an overview of physicochemical and biological treatment technologies for sustainable development
• Details recent research finding in the area of environmental contaminants and their future challenges