Emerging Organic Contaminants and Human Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barceló, Damià (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 20
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental health.; Analytical chemistry.; Environmental chemistry.; Ecotoxicology.; Pollution.; Environmental Chemistry.; Water and Health.; Environmental Health.; Pollution, general.; Analytical Chemistry.

This volume provides an overview of the occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants, discusses advanced chemical analysis methods, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects as well as human exposure. One focus is on pharmaceuticals, in particular antibiotics, and the problems associated with their...