Bücher der Reihe The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry

This book focuses on microplastics as emerging persistent contaminants in terrestrial environments. Offering a comprehensive overview of microplastics in terrestrial environments, the book is a valuable resource for environmental researchers, ecologists and toxicologists, as well as for policymakers and non-experts.

Introduction.- Role of water resources in the modern world.- Evolution of Water Resources Management in Central Asia.- Water resources transfer in Central Asia: Projects, results and perspectives.- Legal aspects of water resources management in Central Asian countries.- Main Problems of Water Resources Use in Central Asia.- Water bodies and water resources of the Kyrgyz Republic and challenges in their transboundary use.- Tajikistan Water Resources and Water Management Issues.- Current Hydropower Potential of Kazakhstan.- The level of anthropogenic pollution of the Kapshagay Water Reservoir, Republic of Kazakhstan.- Current state of water resources and problems of their use in border regions of Russia (the Ob-Irtysh Basin as a case study).- Conclusions.

Sunscreen Components Are a New Environmental Concern in Coastal Waters: An Overview.- Sunscreen Regulation in the World.- Chemical UV filters. Analysis in marine waters.- Fate and Behavior of UV Filters in the Marine Environment.- Bioaccumulation and Toxicological Effects of UV-Filters on Marine Species.- The Mediterranean Sea.- Environmental risk assessment of sunscreens.- Sustainable Sunscreens: A Challenge Between Performance, Animal Testing Ban, and Human and Environmental Safety.

This book reviews the globally important freshwater resource of the Great Lakes, which is currently threatened by contaminants that compromise water quality and impact its ecological and economic health.

This volume provides an overview of recent trends in bioremediation techniques. Gathering contributions by a multi-disciplinary team of authors, it reviews the available methodologies for the remediation of various types of waste, e.g. e-waste, wastewater, municipal solid waste and algal blooms. Bioprocessing techniques are not only used for environmental cleanup but also for the production of valuable added products from waste biomass. Accordingly, this book provides the reader with an update on current valorization techniques for biofuels, algal biorefineries, and the hydrothermal conversion of biomass.Given its interdisciplinary scope, the book offers a valuable asset for students, researchers and engineers working in biotechnology, environmental engineering, wastewater management, chemical engineering and related areas.

This book reviews the latest water quality protection and water resources development strategies in Algeria.

This book reviews comprehensively the opportunities and responsibilities of science, society and politics to combat plastic pollution in marine and freshwaters. It provides insights on what information is needed, and from whom, and it outlines policies proposed by various institutions including OSPAR, HELCOM and the European Union. Plastic waste has become a global threat to the aquatic environment that does not stop at country borders. Meanwhile, there are many efforts in science, industry, commerce and governments to tackle the problem worldwide. School education, NGO public actions, voluntary trade reduction measures, governmental management options and governmental regulatory actions are part of the portfolio of efforts to deal with the problem.Together with the companion volume Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part I: Current Status and Challenges, it provides scientists, policymakers and environmental managers with essential reference information on how this problem is being solved, what challenges and barriers are expected and how they can be overcome.  

This book offers a comprehensive review of how plastic pollution is affecting fresh and marine waters, and what the current challenges in plastic waste assessment and management in the aquatic environment are. Plastic waste comprises particles with heterogeneous physicochemical properties such as large size-range, different shapes and polymer types with various additives determining their environmental fate and risk. This complexity raises several open research questions which are explored in this book. Examples are the plastic uptake by aquatic organisms, degradation processes as well as sources and sinks in the environment.Readers will discover real case studies of plastic pollution detection and management in different parts of the world, including Asia, America and Europe, which provide an integrated overview of the global scope of this issue.This book and the companion volume Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part II: Stakeholders'' Role Against Pollution are valuable resources to students, researchers, policymakers and environmental managers interested in plastic pollution and working towards its reduction. 

This book reviews the latest water quality protection and water resources development strategies in Algeria.

Comprising 12 chapters, this book focuses on volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs), the shorter-chained organosiloxanes, and reviews the main areas and environmental compartments where they have been found and studied.

This book reviews the latest developments concerning the analysis, fate, behaviour and toxicity of pyrethroid insecticides.

This book reviews the current state of knowledge on, recent advances in, and future prospects of Montenegrin river basins in the context of anthropogenic activities.

This book focuses on microplastics as emerging persistent contaminants in terrestrial environments. Offering a comprehensive overview of microplastics in terrestrial environments, the book is a valuable resource for environmental researchers, ecologists and toxicologists, as well as for policymakers and non-experts.

This book gathers the main international research findings on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as emerging contaminants in water.

This book gathers the main international research findings on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as emerging contaminants in water.

This book reviews the globally important freshwater resource of the Great Lakes, which is currently threatened by contaminants that compromise water quality and impact its ecological and economic health.

This book discusses bioavailability concepts and methods, summarizing the current knowledge on bioavailability science, as well as possible pathways for integrating bioavailability into risk assessment and the regulation of organic chemicals.

This book discusses bioavailability concepts and methods, summarizing the current knowledge on bioavailability science, as well as possible pathways for integrating bioavailability into risk assessment and the regulation of organic chemicals.

This book reviews alternative and renewable energy resources in order to pave the way for a more sustainable production in the future. As such, there is a pressing need for clean energy based on alternative or renewable resources, not only to ensure energy supplies at an affordable price but also to protect the environment.

However, concerns remain regarding the safety of irrigation with treated wastewater since it contains residues of pharmaceuticals that have survived treatment, which means that soil and fauna are potentially exposed to these xenobiotics.

Today, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have a pervasive presence in almost every aspect of the management of water. It presents a portrait of up-to-date sensing techniques for water, and introduces concepts and implications with the analysis of the acquired data.

Today, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have a pervasive presence in almost every aspect of the management of water. It presents a portrait of up-to-date sensing techniques for water, and introduces concepts and implications with the analysis of the acquired data.