Emerging Organic Contaminants and Human Health (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 20)

Annotation 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 Content: Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Emerging Organic Contaminants and Nanomaterials in Food....Pages 1-46 Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water....Pages 47-70 Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Natural and Treated Waters: Environmental and Human Health Risks....Pages 71-92 Drinking Water Disinfection By-products....Pages 93-137 Micro-pollutants in Hospital Effluent: Their Fate, Risk and Treatment Options....Pages 139-171 Antibiotic Resistance in Waste Water and Surface Water and Human Health Implications....Pages 173-212 Ecopharmacovigilance....Pages 213-241 Human Exposure and Health Risks to Emerging Organic Contaminants....Pages 243-305 Occurrence of Phthalates and Their Metabolites in the Environment and Human Health Implications....Pages 307-336 Perfluorinated Compounds in Drinking Water, Food and Human Samples....Pages 337-373 Fate and Risks of Polar Pesticides in Groundwater Samples of Catalonia....Pages 375-394 Zebrafish as a Vertebrate Model to Assess Sublethal Effects and Health Risks of Emerging Pollutants....Pages 395-414 Disrupting Effects of Single and Combined Emerging Pollutants on Thyroid Gland Function....Pages 415-433 Psychoactive Substances in Airborne Particles in the Urban Environment....Pages 435-460 Back Matter....Pages 461-466