Dioxin and Related Compounds Special Volume in Honor of Otto Hutzinger /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alaee, Mehran (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 49
• Subjects: Environment.; Analytical chemistry.; Geochemistry.; Environmental chemistry.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental Chemistry.; Analytical Chemistry.

This volume is a tribute to Professor Otto Hutzinger, the founding editor of The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, in recognition of his pioneering work and contribution to our understanding of the sources, fate, exposure and effects of persistent organic pollutants. It consists of fourteen chapt...

Table of Contents:

• Release inventories of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and poly-chlorinated dibenzofurans
• Environmental control challenges of dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, and brominated flame retardants
• Analysis of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
• GC-MS/MS - a cost-effective alternative for GC-HRMS for confirmation of dioxins and PCBs in feed and food
• Levels and trends of dioxins, PCBs and other POPs in abiotic compartments
• Levels, trends, and health effects of dioxins and related compounds in aquatic biota
• Exposure, bioaccumulation, metabolism and monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in terrestrial wildlife
• Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in Food and Feed
• Biomonitoring of dioxins and furans: Levels and trends in humans
• Contamination issues in Asian developing countries
• Risk assessment for Dioxins and Related Compounds
• DDT and metabolites
• Brominated Flame retardants
• Analysis of Chlorinated and Phosphorus Flame Retardants.