Emerging Organic Contaminants and Human Health 3642281311, 9783642281310

Table of contents :

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Emerging Organic Contaminants and Nanomaterials in Food....Pages 1-46
Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water....Pages 47-70
Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Natural and Treated Waters: Environmental and Human Health Risks....Pages 71-92
Drinking Water Disinfection By-products....Pages 93-137
Micro-pollutants in Hospital Effluent: Their Fate, Risk and Treatment Options....Pages 139-171
Antibiotic Resistance in Waste Water and Surface Water and Human Health Implications....Pages 173-212
Ecopharmacovigilance....Pages 213-241
Human Exposure and Health Risks to Emerging Organic Contaminants....Pages 243-305
Occurrence of Phthalates and Their Metabolites in the Environment and Human Health Implications....Pages 307-336
Perfluorinated Compounds in Drinking Water, Food and Human Samples....Pages 337-373
Fate and Risks of Polar Pesticides in Groundwater Samples of Catalonia....Pages 375-394
Zebrafish as a Vertebrate Model to Assess Sublethal Effects and Health Risks of Emerging Pollutants....Pages 395-414
Disrupting Effects of Single and Combined Emerging Pollutants on Thyroid Gland Function....Pages 415-433
Psychoactive Substances in Airborne Particles in the Urban Environment....Pages 435-460
Back Matter....Pages 461-466