Emerging Contaminants in River Ecosystems: Occurrence and Effects Under Multiple Stress Conditions (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 46)

This Volume Offers An Overview Of The Occurrence Of Emerging Organic Contaminants In Mediterranean Rivers And Their Relevance To Their Chemical And Ecological Quality Under Water Scarcity. With Chapters Covering The Effects Under Multiple Stress Conditions Of Pharmaceuticals, Polar Pesticides, Personal Care Products, And Industrial Chemicals, The Observations Presented Can Be Applicable To Other Parts Of The World Where Water Scarcity Is An Issue . It Is Of Interest To Environmental Chemists, Ecologists, Environmental Engineers, And Ecotoxicologists, As Well As Water Managers And Decision-makers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Introduction on Emerging Contaminants in Rivers and Their Environmental Risk (Ladislav Mandaric, Mira Celic, Rafael Marcé, Mira Petrovic)....Pages 3-25 Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Mediterranean Watersheds (Maja Kuzmanovic, Antoni Ginebreda, Mira Petrovic, Damià Barceló)....Pages 27-45 Emerging Organic Contaminants in Aquifers: Sources, Transport, Fate, and Attenuation (X. Sanchez-Vila, E. Vàzquez-Suñé, P. Rodríguez-Escales, A. Jurado, A. Folch, A. Carles-Brangarí et al.)....Pages 47-75 Effects of Emerging Contaminants on Biodiversity, Community Structure, and Adaptation of River Biota (Isabel Muñoz, Julio C. López-Doval, Núria De Castro-Català, Maja Kuzmanovic, Antoni Ginebreda, Sergi Sabater)....Pages 79-119 Bioaccumulation of Emerging Contaminants in Aquatic Biota: Patterns of Pharmaceuticals in Mediterranean River Networks (Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz, Belinda Huerta, Damià Barceló)....Pages 121-141 Ecosystem Responses to Emerging Contaminants: Fate and Effects of Pharmaceuticals in a Mediterranean River (V. Acuña, I. Aristi, I. Aymerich, D. Barceló, L. Corominas, M. Petrovic et al.)....Pages 143-158 Fate and Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Rivers: Review of Existing Models (J. Aldekoa, R. Marcé, F. Francés)....Pages 159-193 The Emerging Contaminants in the Context of the EU Water Framework Directive (Mario Carere, Stefano Polesello, Robert Kase, Bernd Manfred Gawlik)....Pages 197-215 Back Matter ....Pages 217-220