Main description:

This book addresses the highly relevant subject of emerging pollutants, which are especially alarming since most of the available treatment technologies are unable to degrade them. It discusses the sources of these pollutants and their fate in the environment, and the main tools available for their analysis. It also describes the representative environmental matrices (air, soil and water) and appropriate analytical methods for each matrix. Furthermore, it examines aspects of toxicology, chemometrics, sample preparation and green analytical chemistry.

As such, it provides a broad overview of the potential analytical approaches for monitoring and controlling emerging pollutants.

This book fills a gap in the literature, and is a valuable resource for all professionals concerned with emerging pollutant control in real-world situations.

Contents:

Chapter 1: What are emerging pollutants (EPs) and their fate on the environment

1.1 Definition

1.2 Classes of emerging pollutants

1.3 Sources and fate

1.4 Physicochemical properties and reactions

1.5 Toxicological aspects

1.6 Human and biota exposure

Chapter 2: Fundamental aspects of analytical chemistry for environmental analysis

2.1 Fundaments

< 2.2 Figures of merit

2.3 Chemometrics

2.4 Quality control & quality assurance

2.5 Green analytical chemistry

Chapter 3: Analytical techniques

3.1 Analytical techniques based on mass, volume, mol and charge

3.2 Spectroscopic techniques

3.3 Chromatographic techniques

3.4 Electrochemical techniques

3.5 Sensors and miniaturized probes

3.6 High-throughput techniques for non-target and suspect analysis

3.7 Bioassays

Chapter 4: The main environmental matrices: air, soil and water

4.1 Air composition properties

4.1.1 Sampling and sample preparation

4.1.2 Methods for EPs analyses in air

4.2 Soil composition and properties

4.2.1

Sampling and sample preparation

4.2.2 Methods for EPs analyses in soil

4.3 Water composition and properties

4.3.1 Sampling and sample preparation

4.3.2 Methods for EPs analyses in water

Chapter 5: Analysis of degradation products of EPs

5.1 Degradation products under environmental conditions

5.2 Degradation products derived from advanced oxidative processes

Chapter 6: Concluding remarks