Emerging Contaminants from Industrial and Municipal Waste Occurrence, Analysis and Effects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barceló, Damià (Editor), Petrovic, Mira (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 5 / 5S / 5S/1
• Subjects: Environment.; Water-supply.; Ecotoxicology.; Waste management.; Pollution.; Air pollution.; Water pollution.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Pollution, general.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.

The group of non-regulated contaminants termed “emerging contaminants” mainly comprises products used in large quantities in everyday life, such as human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, personal care products, surfactants and surfactant residues, plasticizers and various industrial additives. The oc...