Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2021) | Viewed by 467
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The subject of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) has become a worldwide issue of increasing concern. EOCs can be defined as naturally occurring, manufactured or manmade chemicals or materials on which the lack of data about environmental fate and ecotoxicological or toxicological effects prevents the proper evaluation of associated risks. EOCs include, among others, a broad range of compounds such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, steroids and hormones, surfactants, industrial chemicals and pesticides. EOCs are continuously discharged into the environment through different anthropogenic sources. The sources of EOCs are diverse and may include (i) runoff from agriculture, livestock and aquaculture or (ii) industrial, hospital and domestic wastewater. The environmental compartments (soil, air and freshwater and marine environments) are interconnected, which means that EOCs can be transported and spread even if not directly linked. This Special Issue aims to cover the most recent achievements and advances in the field of EOCs. This Special Issue invites critical reviews and original unpublished research papers that provide innovative insights into the EOCs in the environment: occurrence, monitoring, fate and risk assessment; ecotoxicological effects; novel processes and new strategies for the mitigation and removal of EOCs (parent and secondary metabolites) from different matrices.
Dr. Ana Rita Ferreira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- persistent organic pollutants
- pharmaceutically active compounds
- pesticides
- green technologies
- wastewater
- environmental fate
- ecotoxicological effects
- public health
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