Pollution control Books
Momentum Press Emerging Environmental Contaminants of Concern
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the various types of treatment and transport of emerging contaminants, to provide a concise and useful overview for the graduate or professional students. Subjects approached include types of emerging contaminants, potential treatment avenues including natural and engineered projects, and recent avenues of research. This text will provide a repository of general information for consultation and reference of the reader.
£38.66
Rutgers University Press Residues: Thinking Through Chemical Environments
Book SynopsisResidues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation. Environmental protection regimes tend to be highly segmented according to place, media, substance, and effect; academic scholarship often reflects this same segmented approach. Yet, in chemical substances we encounter phenomena that are at once voluminous and miniscule, singular and ubiquitous, regulated yet unruly. Inspired by recent studies of materiality and infrastructures, we introduce “residual materialism” as a framework for attending to the socio-material properties of chemicals and their world-making powers. Tracking residues through time, space, and understanding helps us see how the past has been built into our present chemical environments and future-oriented regulatory systems, why contaminants seem to always evade control, and why the Anthropocene is as inextricably harnessed to the synthesis of carbon into new molecules as it is driven by carbon’s combustion.Trade Review"Residues shows how the chemicals we systematically ignore are powerful agents shaping our environmental future. A compelling argument for putting forgotten materials front and center in environmental research and politics." — Evan Hepler-Smith, Duke University "This erudite and accessible book presents a novel theoretical framing that draws on examples from a multiplicity of intriguing case studies from across the globe. Residues is distinguished by its collaborative authorship and multi-disciplinary and multinational scope, seeking to change how scholars in a range of disciplines study chemicals."— Sara Shostak, author of Exposed Science "Residues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation."— American Sociological Association - Environmental Sociology NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Residues Properties 2. Legacy 3. Accretion 4. Apprehension 5. Residual Materialism Bibliography Authors' Biographies
£21.59
Rutgers University Press Residues: Thinking Through Chemical Environments
Book SynopsisResidues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation. Environmental protection regimes tend to be highly segmented according to place, media, substance, and effect; academic scholarship often reflects this same segmented approach. Yet, in chemical substances we encounter phenomena that are at once voluminous and miniscule, singular and ubiquitous, regulated yet unruly. Inspired by recent studies of materiality and infrastructures, we introduce “residual materialism” as a framework for attending to the socio-material properties of chemicals and their world-making powers. Tracking residues through time, space, and understanding helps us see how the past has been built into our present chemical environments and future-oriented regulatory systems, why contaminants seem to always evade control, and why the Anthropocene is as inextricably harnessed to the synthesis of carbon into new molecules as it is driven by carbon’s combustion.Trade Review"Residues shows how the chemicals we systematically ignore are powerful agents shaping our environmental future. A compelling argument for putting forgotten materials front and center in environmental research and politics." — Evan Hepler-Smith, Duke University "This erudite and accessible book presents a novel theoretical framing that draws on examples from a multiplicity of intriguing case studies from across the globe. Residues is distinguished by its collaborative authorship and multi-disciplinary and multinational scope, seeking to change how scholars in a range of disciplines study chemicals."— Sara Shostak, author of Exposed Science "Residues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation."— American Sociological Association - Environmental Sociology NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Residues Properties 2. Legacy 3. Accretion 4. Apprehension 5. Residual Materialism Bibliography Authors' Biographies
£107.20
Springer International Publishing AG Bio-Inspired Land Remediation
Book SynopsisLand is fundamental to the human life. The upper layer of land is a non-renewable resource, and source of food. Therefore, land health is essential to long-term food security and to promote sustainable livelihoods. On account of urbanization, industrialization and population growth, land pollution is one of the major issues worldwide. As a result, land pollution is continuing across the world, and has been linked with a wide range of potentially toxic contaminants at rates that deteriorate land quality. Land pollution can result either anthropogenic activities or natural activities. The major contaminants of land pollution are metalloids, petroleum hydrocarbon, radioactive elements, polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), Pesticide, other organic pollutants, etc. that comes from different types of sources. In urban and peri-urban areas, irrigation of agricultural land with polluted water is also a reason of land pollution. Therefore, land security is an important issue for future sustainability. Its remediation and management are important issue worldwide to protect land quality and functions. Land pollution means degradation of earth's surface. Polluted land comes under the category of degraded land. Hence, the remediation of polluted land is essential for regaining biodiversity and ecosystems services and thereby achieving United Nations-Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs).This fact showed the need to develop research into land remediation. Bio-inspired land remediation has undergone a huge development. Therefore, Biomanagement has a lot of potential to secure upper earth’s surface through the land remediation programs targeted during the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030). This book explores the remediation of land pollution that includes Phytoremediation, Bioremediation (bacterial remediation and fungal remediation), Vermiremediation, Biochar-based remediation and other Bio-inspired remediation. This book will be a remarkable asset for research scholars, environmentalists, ecological scientist, agriculturist, practitioners, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders alike.Table of ContentsSection I: Plants and Land remediationChapter 1-Naturally growing plants based land remediationChapter 2- Land remediation by introduced plantsChapter 3-Edible crops and land remediationChapter 4-Non-edible crops and land remediationChapter 5-Non-edible valuable crops-based land remediation Section II: Microbes and Land RemediationChapter 6-Cutting-edge tools to access microbial diversity and their function in land remediationChapter 7-Endophytic microbes and their role in land remediationChapter 8-Fungal based land remediationChapter 9-Microbial detoxification of polluted landChapter 10-Role of Cynobacteria in land remediation Section III: VermiremediationChapter 11-Vermiremediation of metal(loid)s contaminated sitesChapter 12- Vermiremediation of sewage sludgeChapter 13- Vermiremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsChapter 14- Vermiremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon( Kuwaiti oil ) contaminated soilChapter 15- Vermiremediation of dyeing sludge from textile mill Section IV: Biochar and land remediationChapter 16-Biochar based remediation of heavy metal polluted landChapter 17-Biochar and carbon sequestrationChapter 18-Remediation of organic pollutants with BiocharChapter 19-Biochar for improvement of soil propertiesChapter 20- Impact of biochar on plant growth and yield
£104.49
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Experimental Investigation of Deep‐Sea Oil Spills
Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of the “Deepwater Horizon” oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the need arose for experimental data on oil and gas hydrodynamics and particle formation under deep-sea conditions. This work presents a new High-Pressure Test Center that allows for experimental oil spill research under artificial deep-sea conditions. It also contains experimental data on drop formation processes and oil drop size distributions generated within this test center and a modeling approach based on the turbulent energy dissipation that has been developed to predict the droplet sizes of an oil-and-gas jet under high pressure.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- State of Knowledge.- Development of the High‐Pressure Test Center.- Experimental Determination of Oil Droplet Sizes in an Artificial Subsea Blowout.- Summary and Outlook.- References.
£113.99
Springer International Publishing AG Irrigation Engineering and Hydraulic Structures
Book SynopsisThis book is designed to give an existing state of knowledge in the field of hydrology, irrigation engineering, and hydraulic structures in a brief manner so that students can use it for their own reference from time to time. Compared to other voluminous books available on the subject, the author has tried to cover the important subject matter in an abridged manner in approximately 320 pages. Besides the full explanation of the theoretical aspects with well-illustrated figures, it gives a number of solved numerical examples. Problems for practice are also given with answers at the end of each chapter.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Water Requirement of Crops.- Hydrology.- Ground Water.- Reservoir Planning.- Design of Gravity Dams.- Spillways and Gates.- Arch and Buttress Dams.- Earth Dams.- Canal Head Works.- Distribution System.- Canal Structures.- Sediment Transport in Alluvial Canals.- River Training Works and Flood Control.- River Flow Measurement.
£71.24
Springer International Publishing AG Mercury Toxicity Mitigation: Sustainable Nexus
Book SynopsisMercury is a naturally occurring element that is toxic in nature. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the safe limit of mercury ion in drinking water is 10 nM to avoid the serious health problems to humans. Mercury is a pollutant of global concern. Both anthropogenic activities and natural processes cause its release into different spheres of the environment resulting in severe adverse impacts. Increased anthropogenic discharge of mercury leads to disturbance in its natural biogeochemical cycle which results in to unenviable diseases and hazardous health effects.This book will provide state-of-the-art information to the graduate students training in toxicology, risk assessors, researchers and medical providers at large. Many monographs, book chapters, contemporary reviews, and peer reviewed articles about mercury health impact are also available worldwide. However, there is no complete understanding available on toxicological studies of mercury, which covers the broader spectrum of findings that range from sources of exposure to mercury toxicity as well as its remediation strategies. It is aimed to bring the readers updated information about the sources of mercury contamination, and its impact on human health and on prospective mitigation strategies through multi-disciplinary approaches. The book contains three sections. First section describes the different sources and distribution of mercury in the environment. Second section explains the health risks linked to mercury poisoning. Third section addresses sustainable mercury toxicity mitigation strategies through multi-disciplinary approaches. The key topic of this book will cover following: •Source and distribution of mercury in the environment•Effects and responses of mercury toxicity in plants• Health risk linked to mercury poisoning• Sustainable mercury toxicity mitigation strategiesThis book is a valuable resource to students, academics, researchers, and environmental professionals doing field work on mercury contamination throughout the world.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to "Salinity Resilience and Sustainable Crop Production under Climate Change.- Chapter 2. Salinity and its Impact on Sustainable Crop Production.- Chapter 3. Salinity and its Impact on Sustainable Crop Production.- Chapter 4. Fundamentals of Crop Resilience to Salinity, Plant Traits and Selection Criteria.- Chapter 5. Genetic Variability and Genetic Resources for Salinity Resilience.- Chapter 6. Genetic Analysis of Salinity Tolerance and Relevant Traits in Field Crops.- Chapter 7. Breeding Efforts and Biotechnology.- Chapter 9. Mitigation Options towards Sustainability via Agricultural Practices.- Chapter 10. Techniques and Measurements of Assessing Genotypes Update, General Conclusions and Recommendations of “ Salinity Resilience and Sustainable Crop Production under Climate Change" for Salinity tolerance.
£151.99
Springer Producing Healthy Food with Healthy Soils
Book SynopsisChapter 1: How Hazardous Waste Disposal and Pollution Affects The Environment and Agricultural Soil: An Introduction.- Chapter 2: Public Health Implication of Toxic Waste Generated by Households: The Environmental Hazards of Improper Waste Disposal.- Chapter 3: Sustainable Practices in Hazardous Waste Management to Control Environmental and Agricultural Soil Pollutions.- Chapter 4: Agricultural Soil Health Management: From Theory to Practice.- Chapter 5: Protecting Agricultural Soils from Contamination to Produce Healthy Foods to produce healthy foods, the most important need is to provide healthy soil and contaminants to be taken from the soil.- Chapter 6: Solid Waste in Agricultural Soils: Guidelines to Reduce Risks to Human, Plant and Environment.- Chapter 7: Sources of Agricultural Soil Pollution: The Impact of Waste Sorting Policy on Air Pollution and Agricultural Soil.- Chapter 8: The Presence of Various Hazardous Pollutants in Agricultural Soilsand Toxic Health Effects on Humans.- Chapter 9: Waste Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 10: Sustainable Disposal Solutions to Improve Agricultural Soil Health.- Chapter 11: The Economic Perspectives on Agricultural Soil Health.- Chapter 12: Law and Policy Implications to Protect Soil Health.- Chapter 13: Case Studies: Healthy Soils for Healthy Food Productions.- Chapter 14: Future Directions for Farmers about Soil Health.- Chapter 15: Pathways Toward Sustainable Waste Management Through Technological Innovations and Effective Policies to Achieve Healthy Agricultural Soil.
£179.99
De Gruyter Off-Gas Purification: Basics, Exercises and Solver Strategies
Book SynopsisWhen doing in the off-gas purification business you will pretty soon register that you do not act in an isolated box. You have to make yourself familiar with the interplay of your emission problem and the environment, and you have to apply a broad view of the subject. We can hardly make a forecast on your first steps in this business, except that we want you to succeed. Therefore, we want to offer engineers and graduate students the basic tools for discussing air pollution problems and for deducing strategies for process and equipment design in off-gas purification, covering the whole span from the basics to dedusting, absorption, adsorption and redox processes. The didactic concept of the work is to attract students with a ‘learning by doing’ strategy. We discuss the problems, the solver strategies and the solvers. The problem solver proposals address a multitude of pollution control technologies. The work is a compact off-gas purification guide for practitioners and students by presenting basics as well as numerous applications with many examples and problems with solutions.
£73.80
New India Publishing Agency Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis
Book SynopsisSoil Science is a vital and foundational discipline in agriculture that encompasses various aspects of soil research, such as soil formation, genesis, and classification, soil physics, chemistry, fertility, and plant nutrition, and soil biology, among others. Accurate analysis and description of soils are crucial for their characterization and understanding. While the physical properties of soils dictate their suitability for cultivation, chemical properties provide information about their chemical environment and nutrient status, which are essential for crop production on this densely populated planet. The first step towards effective soil management and scientific recommendations for increasing crop yields is to determine various soil physical and chemical properties in the field or laboratory using appropriate analytical methods.
£41.59
United Nations Plastic pollution: the pressing case for natural
Book SynopsisAs the world looks for solutions to address climate change amid growing concerns regarding negative environmental impacts caused by human habits, the problem of plastics is gaining momentum. There is a sober awareness that pollution caused by plastics needs a more aggressive approach while designing policies to prevent future plastic dependency and mismanagement. Nevertheless, plastics are here to stay as they provide some important functions for today's societal needs. Therefore, plastic substitutes are not a solution to be implemented overnight without a carefully designed and informed set of policies, as well as a system that would incentivise such substitution and prevent any further potential harm to the environment and human health. For plastic substitutes to become a viable solution in the mid and long-term, decisive global action is needed today. Moving away from silo policies and towards coherence and coordination between measures to address plastic pollution across the plastic life cycle and in favor of circular economies is an important initial step
£25.46
United Nations Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation:
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionising radiation on human health and the environment. This is the first of four volumes of scientific annexes that presents the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the United Nations General Assembly. Annex A 'Medical exposure to ionizing radiation' presents a comprehensive global estimate of the frequencies and doses from medical exposure, their distribution and trends in medical categories in the 2009-2018 period. The annex considers four general categories of medical practice using ionizing radiation: (a) diagnostic radiology, including dental radiology and computed tomography, (b) interventional radiology (image-guided interventional procedures), (c) nuclear medicine and (d) radiation therapy
£72.00
United Nations Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation:
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionising radiation on human health and the environment. This is the second of four volumes of scientific annexes that provides the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the United Nations General Assembly. Annex B 'Levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: implications of information published since the UNSCEAR 2013 Report' summarises all relevant scientific information (peer reviewed literature and monitoring data) available up to the end of 2019. These data relate to the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The aim of the report is to provide a summary of all scientific information and an appraisal of the implications of this information for the UNSCEAR 2013 Report
£72.00
United Nations Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation,
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation on human health and the environment. This is the third of four volumes of scientific annexes provide the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the General Assembly. Annex C 'Biological mechanisms relevant for the inference of cancer risks from low dose and low-dose rate radiation' synthesizes the current knowledge on biological mechanisms of radiation actions at low doses and low-dose-rates, and assesses the implications for understanding the processes of cancer development after exposure to ionizing radiation, and for dose-response relationships of radiation-induced cancers
£72.00
United Nations Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation:
Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation on human health and the environment. This is the last of four volumes of scientific annexes provide the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the General Assembly. Annex D 'Evaluation of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation' presents the estimated average annual effective and collective doses to workers for each major work sector and sub-sector involving the use of ionizing radiation; estimated worldwide level of occupational exposure for different sectors involving exposure to natural sources and to human-made sources of radiation; and analysis of temporal trends in occupational exposure. It is based on data provided by United Nations Member States and international organizations, as well as peer reviewed literature and national reports on radiation exposure to workers
£72.00
United Nations Sistema Globalmente Armonizado de Clasificacion y
Book SynopsisEl Sistema Globalmente Armonizado de clasificacion y etiquetado de productos que micos (SGA) trata de la clasificacion y etiquetado de productos que micos por tipos de peligro. Proporciona la base para la armonizacion a escala mundial de los requisitos y reglamentaciones aplicables a dichos productos y tiene como objetivo mejorar la proteccion de la salud humana y del medioambiente durante su manipulacion, transporte y utilizacion, garantizando la disponibilidad de la informacion sobre los peligros fsicos, para la salud y para el medioambiente que presentan. La presente sexta edicion revisada incluye entre otras disposiciones, una nueva clase de peligro para los explosivos desensibilizados y una nueva categora de peligro para los gases pirofricos; varias enmiendas destinadas a clarificar los criterios de clasificacion de ciertas clases (explosivos, toxicidad especfica derganos diana tras una exposicion nica, peligro por aspiracion y peligro para el medioambiente acutico) y la informacion que debe figurar en la seccion 9 de la ficha de datos de seguridad; consejos de prudencia revisados y racionalizados, y un ejemplo de etiquetado de pequeos embalajes en el anexo 7.
£91.20
United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and
Book SynopsisThe Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) addresses classification and labelling of chemicals by types of hazards. It provides the basis for worldwide harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals and aims at enhancing the protection of human health and the environment during their handling, transport and use by ensuring that the information about their physical, health and environmental hazards is available. The sixth revised edition includes, inter alia, a new hazard class for desensitized explosives and a new hazard category for pyrophoric gases; miscellaneous amendments intended to further clarify the criteria for some hazard classes (explosives, specific target organ toxicity following single exposure, aspiration hazard, and hazardous to the aquatic environment) and to complement the information to be included in section 9 of the Safety Data Sheet; revised and further rationalized precautionary statements; and an example of labelling of a small packaging in Annex 7.
£91.20
New India Publishing Agency Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis
Book SynopsisSoil Science is an important and basic science in agriculture which deals with different domains of soil research namely, soil formation, genesis and classification, soil physics, soil chemistry, soil fertility and plant nutrition, soil biology, etc. Characterization as well as our understanding of soils requires that they are precisely analysed and described. While the physical properties of soils determine their adaptability to cultivation, chemical properties tells about their chemical environment and nutrient status to the crop production - the most important use of soils on this densely populated planet. Determination of different soil physical and chemical properties in the field or in the laboratory following suitable analytical methods is first step towards appropriate soil managements and scientific recommendations for increasing crop production.Table of Contents01. Collection and Processing of Soil Samples 02. Soil Texture and Textural Class 03. Density and Porosity of Soil 04. Soil Aggregate Analysis 05. Soil Moisture 06. Flow of Water in Soil 07. Soil Consistency 08. Basics of Quantitative Chemical Analysis 09. Instrument and its Principle of Functioning 10. Soil Reaction 11. Electrical Conductivity and Water Soluble Salt 12. Soil Organic Matter 13. Ion Exchange Capacity and Exchangeable Bases 14. Nitrogen in Soil 15. Phosphorus in Soil 16. Potassium in Soil 17. Sulphur in Soil 18. Micronutrients in Soil 19. Some Soil Polluting Heavy Metals
£84.89
New India Publishing Agency Groundwater: Hydrogeochemical Investigations
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£169.12
ISEAS Understanding and Reducing Methane Emissions in
Book SynopsisA few ASEAN countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge, but methane should receive a broader and higher priority from the entire region, given its significant contribution to climate change, and the availability of solutions.The agriculture sector contributes the most amount of methane emissions with a steadily rising share over the past decade.Several Southeast Asian countries face similar methane abatement challenges (i.e., agricultural productivity in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines; gas leakage in Malaysia and Brunei; and waste management in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), warranting closer collaboration at the subregional level.While it is true that countries have been participating in international initiatives and implementing national policies related to rice cultivation and oil and gas processing, their impacts have not been thoroughly evaluated.Rather than creating new institutional structures, ASEAN could for example ensure that its existing working groups and networks prioritize methane abatement.Missing data on the relative contribution to methane emissions from livestock, rice paddies and informal economies should be collected to help refine problem definition and formulate effective solutions.
£10.97
£35.26
Taylor & Francis Ltd Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping using DRASTIC Model
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£147.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil
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£58.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Pollution Prevention The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil and Water
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Phytoremediation of HydrocarbonContaminated Soils
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ground Water Pollution Control
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pesticides Organic Contaminants and Pathogens in Air
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Flame Spray Drying
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pesticides
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Adsorption on Mesoporous MetalOrganic Frameworks in Solution for Clean Energy Environment and Healthcare
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Water Treatment
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Cambridge University Press Bioremediation Principles and Applications 6 Biotechnology Research Series Number 6
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Chemical Transport in the Environment
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Cambridge University Press Clean Air at What Cost
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Cambridge University Press Clean Air at What Cost
Book SynopsisHow can governments enforce urgent environmental policies that threaten key political and economic interests? This book highlights an unusual, top-down approach where the state forcibly destroys industries to reduce pollution. It examines why states use 'blunt force regulation' despite its severe social and economic consequences.Trade Review'Highly recommended' G. A. McBeath, Choice'Van Der Kamp's book should be read by all who are interested in environmental politics and the politics of policy implementation. It makes important conceptual and theoretical advances that enable us to understand how regulations are enforced in China and other states with weak institutions. The book is not only theoretically rich but is also grounded in detailed empirical analyses that expertly combine a wide range of data sources.' Matthew Amengual, Associate Professor in International Business, University of Oxford'A significant, richly researched work that offers a captivating window into Chinese public administration, Clean Air at What Cost? will interest anyone concerned about the implementation of regulatory power. What van der Kamp has uncovered shatters the perennial dichotomy between rules-based versus problem-solving enforcement, showing that there exists a third, disquieting alternative that China has followed: blunt-force enforcement. This elegantly crafted, revelatory book offers a vital warning about the potential for regulatory arbitrariness and injustice, especially in weak, unstable states.' Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Political Science, and Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania'Clean Air at What Cost is an excellent study on the how and with what of regulatory implementation in the decentralized and fragmented auspices of the Chinese political economy. There, 'blunt force regulation' is a sign of inefficient state capacity and questionable political will, as it is an authoritarian response to the environmental consequences associated with the country's fast-speed development. I have long waited for an empirically rigorous study on a heretofore less understood dimension of China's global economic rise.' Roselyn Hsueh, author of Micro-institutional Foundations of Capitalism (2022) and China's Regulatory State (2011)'This book is an essential read for anyone interested in environmental governance in China. Using quantitative and qualitative research methods, this book introduces the concept of blunt force regulation. It provides a much-needed update on environmental governance and offers an insightful analysis into state-society relations in China.' Genia Kostka, Professor of Chinese Politics, Freie Universität Berlin'Denise van der Kamp leads the new generation of China scholars exploring the challenging nexus of policy implementation in contemporary China. Her work on blunt force regulation in China provides an exciting new framework through to understand how policy is enforced at the local level in China.' Andrew Mertha, George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies; Inaugural Director of the SAIS China Research Center, The Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction: clean air at what cost?; 2. Blunt force regulation; 3. Why blunt force regulation?; 4. Blunt force regulation and bureaucratic control; 5. The impact of blunt force regulation; 6. What are the alternatives?; 7. Managing the risks; 8. Comparative implications; 9. Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
£21.84
John Wiley & Sons Inc Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants
Book SynopsisOver the last 15 years, the focus of chemical pollution has shifted from conventional pollutants to so-called emerging or new unregulated contaminants. These include pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones, UV filters, perfluorinated compounds, poylybrominated flame retardants (BFRs), pesticides, plasticizers, artificial sweeteners, illicit drugs, and endocrine disruptor compounds (EDCs). Despite the increasing number of published studies covering emerging contaminants, we know almost nothing about the effects of their transformation products and/or metabolites. This two-volume set provides a unique collection of research on transformation products, their occurrence, fate and risks in the environment. It contains 32 chapters, organised into 7 parts, each with a distinct focus: General Considerations Transformation Processes and Treatment Strategies Analytical Strategies Occurrence, Fate and Effects in the EnTable of ContentsPreface xiii List of Contributors xv VOLUME 1 PART I GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 1 Classifying the Transformation Products (TPs) of Emerging Contaminants (ECs) for Prioritizing Research into their Impact on the Environment and Human Health 3 Jacek Namiesnik, Lidia Wolska, Radosaw Czernych, Grazyna Gaeziowska and Monia Cieszynska 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Emerging Contaminants – Emerging Problem 5 1.3 Transformation Products of ECs 41 1.4 Minimizing Environmental Risk of ECs and their TPs 43 1.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives 45 References 49 2 Transformation Products of Emerging Organic Compounds as Future Groundwater and Drinking Water Contaminants 65 Marianne E. Stuart and Dan J. Lapworth 2.1 Introduction 65 2.2 Sources and Pathways of Emerging Contaminants to Groundwater 66 2.3 Persistence in the Groundwater Environment 68 2.4 Emerging Contaminants and their Transformation Products in Groundwater 69 2.5 Toxicity and Risk Assessment 76 2.6 Conclusions 78 References 79 PART II TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES 87 3 Phototransformation Processes of Emerging Contaminants in Surface Water 89 Davide Vione and Serge Chiron 3.1 Introduction 89 3.2 Direct Photolysis and Sensitised Reactions in the Transformation of Emerging Contaminants 90 3.3 The Case of Photonitration 104 3.4 Towards the Modelling of Phototransformation Kinetics in Surface Water 106 References 118 4 Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants upon Reaction with Conventional Water Disinfection Oxidants 123 Jose Benito Quintana, Rosario Rodil and Isaac Rodr©¥guez 4.1 Introduction 123 4.2 Analytical Methodology for Transformation Products Identification 124 4.3 Factors Influencing the Kinetics of Chlorination 131 4.4 Overview of Typical Reaction Mechanisms During Free Chlorine Treatments 135 4.5 Review of Current Knowledge of Emerging Pollutant Reactions with Free Chlorine 138 4.6 Other Disinfection Agents 150 4.7 Conclusions and Outlook 155 References 155 5 Approaches to Water andWastewater Treatment for Removal of Emerging Contaminants: Ongoing Research and Recommendations for Future Work 161 Sixto Malato, P. Fernandez-Ibanez, I. Oller, L. Prieto-Rodriguez, S. Miralles-Cuevas and Alejandro Cabrera-Reina 5.1 Introduction 161 5.2 Ozonation 163 5.3 Membrane Processes 165 5.4 Membrane Bioreactors (MBR) 167 5.5 AOPs Including Solar AOPs 169 References 175 6 Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants Formed during Advanced Oxidation Processes 179 Ioannis K. Konstantinou, Dimitra A. Lambropoulou and Maria Antonopoulou 6.1 Introduction 179 6.2 Pesticides 180 6.3 Phthalate Esters 203 6.4 Pharmaceutical Compounds 204 6.5 Others 215 6.6 Conclusion 217 Acknowledgments 218 References 218 7 Enzymatic Reactors Applied for the Biotransformation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 229 J.M. Lema, M.T. Moreira, G. Eibes, T. Lu-Chau, L. Lloret, R. Taboada, A. Arca-Ramos and G. Feijoo 7.1 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 229 7.2 White-Rot Fungi and Their Lignin Modifying Enzymes 234 7.3 Enzymatic Reactors 238 7.4 Determination of Transformation Products from the Enzymatic Treatment of EDCs 248 References 255 8 Biologically Mediated Chiral Inversion of Emerging Contaminants 261 Stuart J. Khan 8.1 Introduction 261 8.3 Changes in Enantiomeric Composition During Biological Transformation Processes 268 8.4 Evidence for Biologically Mediated Chiral Inversion 271 8.5 Implications and Priorities for Future Research 274 References 274 PART III ANALYTICAL STRATEGIES 281 9 Quality Issues in Water Sampling, Sample Pre-Treatment and Monitoring 283 Sara Bogialli, Stefano Polesello and Sara Valsecchi 9.1 Introduction 283 9.2 Monitoring of Transformation Products in Water Bodies 284 9.3 Sample Representativeness and Stability Issues 287 9.4 Identification of Transformation Products and Legislative Requirements 292 9.5 Conclusions 297 References 298 10 Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants: Analytical Challenges and Future Needs 303 B. Zonja, J. Acena, A. Jelic, M. Petrovic, S. Perez and D. Barcelo 10.1 Introduction 303 10.2 Generation, Detection and Identification of Transformation Products at Lab Scale: An Analytical Challenge 305 10.3 Quantitative Analysis of TPs in the Environment 311 10.4 Evaluation of the Toxicity of TPs 318 10.5 Conclusions and Future Needs 319 Acknowledgments 320 References 320 11 Advanced Mass Spectrometry-Based Techniques for the Identification and Structure Elucidation of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants 325 Paola Calza and Fabbri Debora 11.1 Introduction 325 11.2 Potential and Differences Among the Different MS Systems for Determining Unknown Compounds 326 11.3 How to Proceed in the Structural Attribution 330 11.4 Accurate Mass Screening and Identification of Emerging Contaminants in Environmental Samples: Some Cases Studied 334 11.5 Conclusions 345 References 346 12 Applications of NMR Techniques for the Identification and Structure Elucidation of Emerging Organic and Other Xenobiotic Organic Contaminants 351 Alfred Preiss and Markus Godejohann 12.1 Introduction 351 12.2 Basic Techniques 353 12.3 Applications 359 12.4 Conclusions 377 List of Abbreviations 377 References 378 Index 385 VOLUME 2 PART IV OCCURRENCE, FATE AND EFFECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: AN OVERVIEW OF MAJOR CLASSES 385 13 Transformation Products of Pesticides in the Environment: Analysis and Occurrence 387 Ana Aguera Lopez, Marya del Mar Gomez Ramos, and Amadeo R. Fernandez-Alba 13.1 Introduction 387 13.2 Transformation of Pesticides in the Environment 388 13.3 Analytical Techniques Used in the Identification and Analysis of TPs 408 13.4 Occurrence of Pesticide TPs in the Environment 418 13.5 Concluding Remarks 419 Acknowledgments 420 References 420 14 Metabolites and Transformation Products of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment as Contaminants of Emerging Concern 425 I. Michael, M.I. Vasquez, E. Hapeshi, T. Haddad, E. Baginska, K. Kummerer, and D. Fatta-Kassinos 14.1 Introduction 425 14.2 Human Metabolites in the Aquatic Environment 427 14.3 Biotransformation Products in the Aquatic Environment 430 14.4 Transformation of Pharmaceuticals During Photolysis and Advanced Oxidation Processes 437 14.5 Conclusions and Outlook 458 Acknowledgments 459 References 459 15 Transformation Products of Personal Care Products: UV Filters Case Studies 471 Kristina Pestotnik, Tina Kosjek, and Ester Heath 15.1 Introduction 471 15.2 Main Physico-Chemical Parameters of UV Filters and their Influence on Environmental Behaviour 473 15.3 Occurrence of UV Filter Residues 477 15.4 Fate of UV Filter Residues 479 15.5 Analytical Methods for Identification of Transformation Products 490 15.6 Effects and Toxicity of UV Filters and their Transformation Products in the Environment 495 15.7 Conclusions and Future Strategies 498 Acknowledgements 499 Abbreviations 499 References 501 16 Transformation Products of Illicit Drugs 505 Dimitra A. Lambropoulou and Eleni Evgenidou 16.1 Introduction 505 16.2 Fate and Treatment of IDs and Their Metabolites/TPs 507 16.3 Analytical Methods and Detection 515 16.4 Occurrence of IDs and their Metabolites/TPs in the Environment 519 16.5 Ecotoxicity of IDs and Their Metabolites/TPs 525 16.5.1 Sewage Epidemiology 526 16.6 Concluding Remarks 527 References 527 17 Transformation Products of Artificial Sweeteners 537 Marco Scheurer, Heinz-Jurgen Brauch, and Frank Thomas Lange 17.1 Introduction 537 17.2 Processes Leading to the Formation of Artificial Sweetener Transformation Products 539 17.3 Summary and Conclusions 551 References 552 18 Transformation Products of Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) 557 Alin C. Dirtu, Alin C. Ionas, Govindan Malarvannan, and Adrian Covaci 18.1 Introduction 557 18.2 Transformation Products of PBDEs 558 18.3 Transformation Products of HBCDs 569 18.4 Transformation Products of TBBPA 573 18.5 Transformation Products of NBFRs 578 18.6 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives 580 Acknowledgements 580 References 581 19 Transformation Products of Alkylphenols 589 Montserrat Cortina-Puig, Gabino Bolyvar-Subirats, Carlos Barata, and Silvia Lacorte 19.1 Alkylphenols: Types, Properties and Uses 589 19.2 Transformation of Alkylphenols and Identification of Transformation Products 592 19.3 Occurrence of Alkylphenol Transformation Products in the Environment 603 19.4 Risks and Effects of Alkylphenols and their Transformation Products in the Environment 610 19.5 Conclusions 615 Acknowledgments 616 References 616 20 Biotic and Abiotic Transformation Processes of Benzotriazoles: Possible Pathways and Products 625 Dimitra Voutsa 20.1 Introduction 625 20.2 Biotic Degradation Processes 627 20.3 Abiotic Transformation Processes 631 20.4 Future Research Needs 634 References 634 21 Identification (Quantitative Determination and Detection) and Fate of Transformation Products of Rocket Fuel 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine 639 Bulat Kenessov, Lars Carlsen 21.1 Introduction/Background 639 21.2 Identification of Transformation Products of 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine 640 21.3 Distribution and Fate of Transformation Products of 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine in Soil at Fall Sites 646 21.4 Analytical Methods Applied in the Monitoring 647 21.5 Conclusion 656 References 657 22 Assessment of the Occurrence and Fate of Transformation Products of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds EDCs in the Environment 661 Vasiliki Boti, Vasilios Sakkas, and Triantafyllos Albanis 22.1 Introduction 661 22.2 Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) of Concern 662 22.3 Environmental Fate and Transformation of EDCs 664 22.4 Analytical Methodology 666 22.5 Occurrence and Endocrine Disruption Effects of the TPs of Selected EDCs 672 22.6 Future Needs –Recommendations 680 References 681 23 Transformation Products of Hazardous Cyanobacterial Metabolites in Water 687 Anastasia Hiskia, Theodoros M. Triantis, Maria G. Antoniou, Armah A. de la Cruz, Kevin O'Shea, Weihua Song, Theodora Fotiou, Triantafyllos Kaloudis, Xuexiang He, Joel Andersen, and Dionysios D. Dionysiou 23.1 Introduction 688 23.2 Cyanobacterial Secondary Metabolites 688 23.3 Transformation Products of Cyanobacterial Metabolites in Water 694 23.4 Research Gaps, Recent Trends and Future Needs 710 References 711 PART V GLOBAL SPACIALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF TRANSFORMATION PRODUCTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT 721 24 Occurrence of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in Water Resources 723 Carlos GonScalves, Maria A.D. de Sousa, and Maria de Fatima Alpendurada 24.1 Brief Introduction on the Sources of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants 723 24.2 Transformation Products in Natural Waters: From Contamination Sources to Drinking Water Production 725 24.3 Wastewaters as a Major Source of Transformation Products 744 24.4 Origin and Presence of Transformation Products in Drinking Water 750 24.5 Ubiquity and Regio-Specificity of Transformation Products 752 24.6 Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants: Fate and Behavior 753 24.7 Conclusions 756 References 758 25 Occurrence of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in Water Resources of the United States 763 Imma Ferrer and E. Michael Thurman 25.1 Introduction: Emerging Contaminants 763 25.2 State-of-the-Art Techniques for the Identification of Emerging Contaminants and Their Transformation Products 764 25.3 Use of Accurate Mass Tools for the Identification of Emerging Contaminants 768 25.4 Occurrence of Transformation Products in Environmental Waters in the US 779 References 782 26 Spatial Modeling for Elucidation of Perfluorinated Compound Sources and Fate in a Watershed 787 Yasuyuki Zushi and Shigeki Masunaga 26.1 Introduction 787 26.2 Source Identification of PFCs Using GIS 792 26.3 Spatial Distribution of PFOS and PFOA Contributed by Nonpoint Sources 798 26.4 Conclusion 804 Acknowledgments 805 References 805 27 Global Distribution of Polyfluoroalkyl and Perfluoroalkyl Substances and their Transformation Products in Environmental Solids 809 Holly Lee and Scott A. Mabury 27.1 Introduction 809 27.2 Global Contamination of PFASs in Environmental Solid Matrices 813 27.3 Fate of PFASs in Environmental Solids 821 27.4 Uptake into Vegetation 827 27.5 Summary and Future Outlook 829 References 830 PART VI RISK ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 839 28 Toxicity and Risk of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants for Aquatic Organisms: Pharmaceutical Case Studies 841 Marina DellaGreca, Marina Isidori, Fabio Temussi 28.1 Introduction 841 28.2 Photolysis in the Environment: Pharmaceutical Case Studies 844 28.3 Effect-Driven Approach 844 28.4 Exposure-Driven Approach 853 28.5 Conclusion 867 References 868 29 Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship/Quantitative Structure– Toxicity Relationship (QSAR/QSTR) Modeling as Tools for Assessing Effects and Predicting Risks of Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants 871 Lars Carlsen and Bulat Kenessov 29.1 Introduction 871 29.2 The Toolbox 873 29.3 Environmental Behavior 876 29.4 Ecotoxicological Effect 879 29.5 Effects on Humans 880 29.6 Conclusions 885 References 885 30 Steps Toward a Regulatory Framework for Transformation Products in Water 889 Maria D. Hernando Guil, Maria J. Martýnez-Bueno, Laura Duran, Jose M. Navas and Amadeo R. Fernandez-Alba 30.1 Introduction 889 30.2 Scientific Advances and Technical Knowledge of Transformation Products. Relevant Cases of Study 891 30.3 Toxicological Considerations in Assessing Mixtures of Chemicals and Significance of Transformation Products in EU Regulations. Interaction Between Regulatory Frameworks 906 References 908 31 NORMAN Association: A Network Approach to Scientific Collaboration on Emerging Contaminants and their Transformation Products in Europe 915 Jaroslav Slobodnik and Valeria Dulio 31.1 Introduction 915 31.2 The NORMAN Network as a Science-to-Policy Interface 917 31.3 Effect-Directed Analysis for Identification of Relevant Emerging Contaminants and their Transformation Products in Complex Environmental Samples 921 31.4 Quality Control Aspects 924 31.5 Conclusions 925 Acknowledgements 926 References 926 PART VII OUTLOOK 929 32 Outlook 931 32.1 General Remarks 931 32.2 Gaps, Recommendations and Future Needs 933 Index 937
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