Elsevier Environmental Micropollutants (Advances in Pollution Research)

Product Description Environmental Micropollutants, the latest volume in the Advances in Environmental Pollution Research series, presents the latest research on various environmental micropollutants, as well as their impacts on health and the economy, also addressing the best possible solutions to address the risks presented by these pollutants. The book covers solutions for dusts, infectious particles, heavy metals, organophosphates, atmospheric toxic organic micropollutants, fungal spores, pollutants from E-waste, and antibiotics threats, providing researchers working in environmental science and management with key knowledge to address this increasingly important concern. These types of micropollutants can be present in water, air and soil and can harm health even in low quantities, hence this book covers the challenges these pollutants pose to the environment and human health, presenting practical solutions. Review Discusses key micropollutants in the environment, their impacts on human health, and the latest technologies for remediation From the Back Cover <i>Environmental Micropollutants</i> is the latest volume in the series <i>Advances in Environmental Pollution Research. </i>It presents the latest research on various environmental micropollutants, as well as their impacts on health and the economy, and examines the best possible solutions to address the risks presented by these pollutants. Presenting the latest methods for understanding and remediating a variety of pollutants including dusts, infectious particles, heavy metals, organophosphates, atmospheric toxic organic micropollutants, fungal spores, pollutants from E-waste, and antibiotics threats, the book provides researchers working in environmental science and management with key knowledge to address this increasingly important concern. <p>Micropollutants can be natural like microbes causing infectious diseases, heavy metals polluting environment including water, air pollutants like pollens causing pollen allergy etc. and anthropogenic which are entering to human body through environment. These can be present in water, air and soil and can harm health even in low quantities. <i>Environmental Micropollution </i>addresses the challenges these pollutants pose to environment and human health and presents practical solutions.</p> About the Author Dr. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi is Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology from Zhejiang University, China. Dr. Hashmi’s research interests are analytical chemistry and the development of treatment technologies to control environmental and industrial pollution. He also has expertise in developing environmentally sustainable and feasible technologies including bioremediation, using innovative microbes and genes, plants, and microcosms. He has edited seven books, 14 book chapters, 80 original research articles and is currently series editor of two environmental contaminant book series. Dr. Hashmi is also an Associate Editor of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences. Dr. Hashmi is Member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, International Toxicology Society, HEC and PSF Research Grants Committee, and has been awarded a KANS Prize in OIC countries by MUSTAFA Science and Technology Foundation. Shuhong Wang works in the School of Resource and Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China. Zulkfil Ahmed works in the School of Resource and Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.