Micropollutants and Challenges: Emerging in the Aquatic Environments and Treatment Processes

Micropollutants and Challenges: Emerging in the Aquatic Environments and Treatment Processes systematically summarizes the characteristics, micropollutants types, production resources, occurrence in aqueous environments, health effects, methods of detection and treatments. Throughout each chapter, the following topics will be presented: (i) The quality and quantity evaluation of aquatic micro-pollutants, (ii) The need for innovative and affordable wastewater treatment technologies, and (iii) Combinations of different conventional and advanced technologies, including the biological and plant-based strategies that seem most promising.

Presents information on the micropollutants that threaten all living organisms, showing the importance and relevance of this topicAssesses the effects of micropollutants on surface and groundwaterProvides solutions for the removal of micropollutants in conventional and advanced treatment processes and compares the efficiency of different processes

1. Background Micro pollutants: Types and origin of Health and environmental risks of micropollutants in aqueous environments
2. Pharmaceuticals (NSAIDS, lipid regulators, anticonvusants, antibiotics, β-blockers and stimulants, Steroid hormones): Analysis and extraction methods in wastewater and aqueous matrices and treatment methods
3. Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Analysis and extraction methods in wastewater and aqueous matrices and treatment methods
4. Surfactants (ionic and Non-ionic surfactants, Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkylphenol ethoxylates and phenolic derivatives): Analysis and extraction methods in wastewater and aqueous matrices and treatment methods
5. Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides and fungicides): Analysis and extraction methods in wastewater and aqueous matrices and treatment methods
6. Other trace elements and chemicals
7. Glossary - Conclusions and trends