Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Analytical Techniques, Environmental Fate and Biological Effects (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry): Volume 67 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444632999 ISBN 13: 9780444632999

Publisher: Elsevier, 2015

Synopsis

This book focuses on those organic chemicals that are regulated by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). as well as organic chemical with the attributes of being persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic to ecosystem and human beings, criteria used by the Stockholm Convention for screening POP candidates. Because of the unfavourable properties of POPs, numerous research efforts have been directed toward investigating their input sources, fate, and effects, with the help of continuously improving analytical technologies. The contributors to this book provide an integrated assessment of existing data, which will benefit both the scientific and management communities in planning further research projects and/or pollution control measures.

• Comprehensive overview of recent advances in analyzing persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
• Covers input sources, fate and biological effects of POPs
• Contains essential information for environmental management

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Eddy Y. Zeng is a Full Professor and Dean of the School of Environment, Jinan University, China. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California in 1992. He was employed by the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project first as Senior Scientist and then Principal Scientist for a number of years, before returning to China in 2004. His research interests include 1) intercompartmental processes and fluxes of persistent organic pollutants (POPs); 2) human exposure to persistent toxic substances and risk assessment; 3) occurrence and toxic effects of microplastics/plastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments; and 4) the utility of using passive sampler to measure freely dissolved concentrations of POPs in the aquatic environment. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Pollution and Associate Editor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. He also served as guest editors on numerous journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444632999
• ISBN 13: 9780444632999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 684
• Editor: Zeng Eddy Y