Global Contamination Trends of Persistent Organic Chemicals

Herausgeber: Loganathan, Bommanna G; Lam, Paul Kwan-Sing

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Compiled by an international group of experts, this volume covers the history, present status, and projected future trends of environmental contamination by highly toxic organic chemicals. The text informs readers on widespread distribution and effects of man-made chemical pollutants in a comprehensive manner not seen in existing textbooks and references. The book is relevant to professionals and students alike, providing timely coverage on the environmental issues due to classical as well as emerging chemical pollutants. Supplementary figures and equations are included for enhanced comprehension of the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1347g
• ISBN-13: 9781439838303
• ISBN-10: 1439838305
• Artikelnr.: 33300310

Autorenporträt

Bommanna G. Loganathan, Ph.D., is a professor of environmental/analytical chemistry at the Murray State University (MSU), Kentucky, USA. His current research involves investigations on the distribution, environmental transformation, and fate of persistent organic/organometallic pollutants in the environment and their effects on wildlife and human health. A major focus of his research is to evaluate status and trends of classical as well as emerging pollutants in man-made freshwater lakes such as Kentucky Lake in comparison with natural lakes and marine ecosystems, and to assess the effects of these compounds on human natural killer cells' ability to kill cancer cells using in vitro assays. He is the author/co-author of over one hundred publications in peer reviewed journals and book chapters. Paul K.S. Lam is Chair Professor of biology at the City University of Hong Kong. He is currently Vice-President (Student Affairs) and Director of State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution. Prof. Lam has extensive research experience in marine environmental research. He is particularly interested in the responses of organisms to toxic chemicals and algal toxins, as well as the risk assessment of these compounds. He is the author/co-author of over 240 publications in international refereed journals. Prof. Lam has been responsible for over 30 major government consultancy projects in the environmental field, including assessments of risks to Hong Kong cetaceans and waterbirds due to toxic contaminants.

Inhaltsangabe

Classical and Emerging Persistent Organic Chemicals- Perspectives: Global
contamination trends of persistent organic chemicals: An overview. Spatial
and temporal trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers . Temporal trend of
perfluorinated compounds from various environmental matrices. Synthetic
musks and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in the marine ecosystems. Global
environmental distribution and human health effects of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons. Persistent Organic Chemicals in the Asia-Pacific Region:
Organohalogen contamination profiles and trends in Australia. Environmental
status of polychlorinated biphenyls in China. Organochlorine pesticides,
polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the Indian
atmosphere. Historical trends of dioxin sources and contamination in Japan.
Polychlorinated Naphthalenes: Use and contamination trends in Japan and
China: Sources, distribution and temporal trends of nonylphenols in South
Korea. Spatial and temporal trends of persistent organic chemicals in
Vietnam soils. Persistent Organic Chemicals in Europe and Africa:
Contamination profiles and temporal trends of organohalogen compounds in
the Estonian environment and Biota. Chlorinated hydrocarbons in animal
tissues and products of animal origin from Poland. Temporal trends of
organohalogen compounds in mothers' milk from Sweden. Temporal trends of
persistent organic pollutants in mother's milk from Italy. Contamination
status of organochlorine pesticides in Ghana. Persistent Organic Chemicals
in the Americas: Contamination profiles and possible trends of persistent
organic compounds in the Brazilian aquatic environment. Contamination
profiles and temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in oysters
from the gulf of Mexico. Using sediment cores to assess inputs of
organochlorines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal Georgia
estuaries. Temporal trends of selected chlorinated hydrocarbon pollutants
in sediments of Kentucky Lake. Persistent Organic Chemicals in the Coastal,
Oceanic, Arctic and Antarctic Regions:Temporal trends of polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in marine
mammals with special reference to Hong Kong, South China. Status and trends
of POPs in harbor seals from the Northwest Atlantic. Organohalogen
pollutants in the sea bird eggs from northern Norway and Svalbard.
Contamination profile and temporal trend of POPs in Antarctic biota. Global
distribution of PFOS and related chemicals.