Emerging Contaminants in the Environment

Emerging contaminants (ECs) have become a critical environmental concern as evidence of their toxicity continues to grow. Once overlooked, these pollutants pose serious risks to water, soil, ecosystems, and ultimately human health. This contributed volume provides a comprehensive examination of ECs, beginning with their classification, changing nature, and environmental pathways. It then addresses the ecological risks documented in terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric systems, highlighting the challenges of assessing their long-term effects. The final section surveys current and emerging remediation strategies, including microbial bioremediation, biosorbent-based adsorption, and advanced oxidation processes. The book offers valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and students engaged with environmental science and pollution control.

Chapter 1. Emerging pollutants / contaminants (EPs/ ECs) in the environment: An Overview. - Chapter 2. Classification of Emerging Pollutants and Their Properties. - Chapter 3. Potential Sources of Emerging Environmental Pollutants: Fate of EPs in Environment (Soil, Water and Air). - Chapter 4. Monitoring of emerging environmental contaminants using bio indicators. - Chapter 5. Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Diverse Ecosystems. - Chapter 6. Framework review on Environmental Risk Assessment for the pharmaceutical industries. - Chapter 7. Impact of emerging contaminants to the environment and human health. - Chapter 8. EMERGING CONTAMINATS TOXICITY AND ECOLOGICAL RISKS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. - Chapter 9. RESEARCH PROGRESS ON RISK ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT. - Chapter 10. Insitu and Exsitu Bioremediation Techniques for Removal of Emerging Pollutants in the Environment. - Chapter 11. Microbial bioremediation of emerging environmental pollutants: Latest Insights. - Chapter 12. Fungal based remediation in the treatment of pesticides and herbicides in contaminated soil. - Chapter 13. Role of Microbial Enzymes for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants: An Approach for Sustainable Environment. - Chapter 14. Current Approaches to Bioremediation of Newly Discovered Contaminants. - Chapter 15. Phytoremediation technologies for removal of emerging environmental contaminants: An approach for a sustainable environment. - Chapter 16. Omics Approaches in Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants: An Approach for Environmental Safety and Sustainability. - Chapter 17. Case Studies in Remediation of emerging Contaminants and Contaminated Sites. - Chapter 18. CASE STUDIES ON NATURAL BIOREMEDIATION OF EMERGING POLLUTANTS: DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. - Chapter 19. CASE STUDIES ON BIOREMEDIATION AND PHYTOREMEDIATION FOR CONTAMINATED SOIL AND WATER. - Chapter 20. Current Challenges and future directions of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment.