Emerging Pollutants

An excellent, concise, and interdisciplinary overview of different classes of emerging pollutants arising, for example, from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products, and industrial chemicals and their impact on water, soil, and air. Following an introduction to chemical pollutants, with special attention focused on organic compounds and their properties, the book goes on to describe major emerging pollutants grouped according to their applications in different sectors of industrial or economic activity. For each type of compound, the chemical structure, main properties, and source are presented, along with their fate in the environment as pollutants, the latest analytical methods for detection, possible health or ecology consequences, as well as current regulatory laws. New developments, such as nanotechnology as a pollution source, are also included. The book closes with a chapter devoted to conclusions and future perspectives.

Francisco García Calvo-Flores is Associate Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Granada. He has received his PhD at the University in Granada. After that he worked in the group of Prof. Gabor Lukacs at the "Institut de Chemie des Substances Naturelles du CNRS" (Gif-sur-Yvette, France) before he got his current position. His main research areas are Green Chemistry and Carbohydrate Chemistry. Joaquín Isac García is Associate Professor at the University of Granada. After having received his PhD in 1985, he became a postdoctoral fellow at the "Institut de Chemie des Substances Naturelles du CNRS" (Gif-sur-Yvette, France) (Prof. Gabor Lukacs) before he started his academic career at the current position. José A. Dobado Jiménez is Associate Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Granada. After having received his PhD he became Postdoc at Zurich University in the group of Professor Nonella and at the Helsinki University under Prof. M. R. Sundberg before he started his independent career in Granada. His research area is Computational Chemistry.

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