
Emerging Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater Systems
Occurrence, Impact, Fate and Transport
- 1st Edition - January 16, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Bin Gao
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 0 8 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 0 8 9 - 2
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Request a sales quoteEmerging Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater Systems: Occurrence, Impact, Fate and Transport addresses the current need for comprehensive and detailed information on emerging contaminants in the environment. Due to increasing industrial expansion and evolving technologies, novel contaminants are being found in the environment with little information on their analysis, fate and transport. This book covers pharmaceuticals and personal care products, perfluorinated compounds, engineered nanoparticles and microplastics, providing the information environmental scientists require to study their occurrence and interactions, including case studies for each contaminant.
This book is a valuable read for postgraduate students, academics, researchers, engineers and other professionals in the fields of Environmental Science, Soil Science, and Hydrology who need the most up-to-date information and analytical methods for analyzing newly emerging contaminants in soil and groundwater.
- Presents the four most important emerging contaminants of concern that have had little comprehensive coverage to date: pharmaceuticals and personal care products, perfluorinated compounds, engineered nanoparticles and microplastics
- Focuses on the fate and transport of each emerging contaminant, providing a thorough description of how each contaminant interacts with the environment
- Includes case studies of each emerging contaminant to complement advances in research to form a comprehensive reference for all emerging contaminants
Postgraduates, academics and researchers in Environmental Science, Soil Science, and Hydrology. Professionals, academics and engineers interested in environmental pollution
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 1.1 Overview of soils and groundwater
- 1.2 Typical soil and groundwater contaminants
- 1.3 Emerging contaminants
- 1.4 Organization of this book
- Chapter 2. Occurrences and impacts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Classifications of PPCPs
- 2.3 Pathways and main sources of PPCPs in soils and groundwater
- 2.4 Analytical techniques
- 2.5 Risks and impacts
- 2.6 Case studies of PPCPs in soils and groundwater
- 2.7 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 3. Fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Interaction with soil components
- 3.3 Pharmaceutical and personal care products field transport studies and modeling
- 3.4 Typical systems of pharmaceutical and personal care product fate and transport research
- 3.5 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 4. Occurrences and impacts of perfluorinated compounds in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Applications and sources
- 4.3 Occurrences
- 4.4 Analytical techniques
- 4.5 Risks and impacts
- 4.6 Case studies
- 4.7 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 5. Fate and transport of perfluorinated compounds in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 5.1 Overview of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances
- 5.2 Interactions with soils
- 5.3 Retention, transport, and release
- 5.4 Conceptual models of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance retention
- 5.5 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 6. Occurrences and impacts of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Classification of nanoparticles
- 6.3 Sources, occurrences, and pathways of ENPs
- 6.4 Analytical techniques
- 6.5 Risks and impacts
- 6.6 Case study of Ag ENPs
- 6.7 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 7. Fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Transformation and stability of subsurface ENPs
- 7.3 Retention, transport, and release
- 7.4 Modeling
- 7.5 Conclusions and perspectives
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 8. Occurrences and impacts of microplastics in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 8.1 Overview
- 8.2 Occurrences and sources
- 8.3 Analytical techniques
- 8.4 Risks and impacts
- 8.5 Case studies
- 8.6 Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9. Fate and transport of microplastics in soils and groundwater
- Abstract
- Chapter Outline
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Stability and aggregation of microplastics in pore water
- 9.3 Retention and transport of microplastics in soil and groundwater systems
- 9.4 Cotransport with other contaminants
- 9.5 Future prospects
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 16, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 354
- No. of pages (eBook): 354
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128240885
- eBook ISBN: 9780128240892
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Bin Gao
Prof. Bin Gao is the Kodak Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. Prior to this, he was a Professor at the University of Florida, a Research Associate at Cornell University, and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University. He earned his PhD degree in Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, United States, and his BS Chemistry and MS Environmental Chemistry degrees from Nanjing University, China. He has an extensive list of publications in the field of environmental science and engineering. Prof. Gao has received numerous professional honors including Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, SSSA Fellow, Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, and NSF CAREER Award.