
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for the Assessment of Human Exposure to Environmental Pollutants
- 1st Edition - August 9, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri, Nikolaos Rousis, Emma Gracia-Lor
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 1 7 2 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 6 1 4 6 - 9
Wastewater-based Epidemiology for the Assessment of Human Exposure to Environmental Pollutants discusses wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) and its use in risk assessment and mo… Read more
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- Presents evidence mapping to identify emerging areas in wastewater-based epidemiology studies
- Offers expansion and diversification strategies in pandemic conditions to serve immediate public health goals
- Explains the surveillance of the spread of pathogens through wastewater
About the editors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Wastewater-based epidemiology: Evidence mapping toward identifying emerging areas of research
Mina Aghaei, Masud Yunesian, Hosna Janjani and Mohammad Hadi Dehghani
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Material and methods
1.3 Results and discussion
1.4 Challenges and limitations
1.5 Conclusion
Conflict of interest
Acknowledgment
References
2. Moving beyond wastewater analysis toward epidemiology
Cobus Gerber, Emma L. Jaunay, Bradley S. Simpson and Jason M. White
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Drug consumption, metabolism, and excretion
2.3 Wastewater sampling and analysis
2.4 Beyond analysis toward epidemiology
2.5 Conclusions
References
3. Sampling techniques in wastewater-based epidemiology approach
Lilian Feltraco Lizot, Marcos Frank Bastiani, Camila Favretto de Souza, Roberta Zilles Hahn and Rafael Linden
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Active sampling
3.3 Passive sampling
3.4 Conclusion
References
4. Assessment of in-sample and in-sewer stability of biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology: an important step
Jianfa Gao, Jake W. O’Brien, Jiaying Li, Phil Choi, Yijing Li and Phong K. Thai
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Methodology used to evaluate biomarker stability
4.3 In-sewer stabilities of biomarkers
4.4 In-sample stability of biomarkers and the selection of preservative methods
4.5 Factors affecting the degradation of biomarkers
4.6 Implications for wastewater-based epidemiology
4.7 Conclusions
Acknowledgement
References
5. Population biomarkers for wastewater-based epidemiology
Jake W. O’Brien, Phong K. Thai and Benjamin J. Tscharke
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Flowdthe first proposed wastewater population biomarker
5.3 What makes a good wastewater-based epidemiology population marker?
5.4 Summary and perspective: continuing the quest for identifying population biomarkers
Acknowledgements
References
6. Wastewater-based epidemiology through pharmaceuticals as biochemical markers and associated challenges
Charu Juneja, Purusottam Tripathy, Om Prakash, Deepak Panchal, Abhishek Sharma, Ritesh Vijay and Sukdeb Pal
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Water fingerprinting through WBE: a new approach to evaluating public health
6.3 Biomarkers of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
6.4 Population biomarker: a paradigm for PPCPs prevalence
6.5 Limitations
6.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
7. The complexities associated with the detection of new psychoactive substances in wastewater
Richard Bade, Dhayaalini Nadarajan and Cobus Gerber
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Analytical methods
7.3 Considerations for future methods
7.4 Conclusion
References
8. Wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing and monitoring human exposure to pesticides
Evsen Yavuz Guzel, Asli Atasoy Aydin and Nebile Daglioglu
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Pesticides groups
8.3 Analytical method
8.4 Stability of parent pesticides and their metabolites in wastewater
8.5 Human risk assessment
8.6 Limitations and future research needs
8.7 Conclusion
References
9. Expansion and diversification of wastewater-based epidemiology strategies in pandemic conditions to serve immediate public health goals
Erin M. Driver, Devin A. Bowes and Rolf U. Halden
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Materials and methods
9.3 Results and discussion
9.4 Conclusion
References
10. Viral surveillance of wastewater as a promising tool to assess the spread of pathogens in the population: the experience of SARS-CoV-2
Giulia Salmoiraghi, Silvia Schiarea, Laura Pellegrinelli, Valeria Primache, Sandro Binda, Elena Pariani, Giovanni Nattino, Guido Bertolini, Francesca Pizza, Ettore Zuccato and Sara Castiglioni
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Aim of the study
10.3 Material and methods
10.4 Results and discussion
10.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 9, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Mohammad Hadi Dehghani
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a full professor at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. His scientific research interests include environmental science. He is the author of various research studies published in national and international journals and conference proceedings and head of several research projects at the TUMS. He has authored 20 books, 26 book chapters and more than 270 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is an editorial board member, guest editor, and reviewer in many internal and international journals and a member of several international science committees worldwide. He also has the distinction of being listed in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in the area of environmental sciences. He is a supervisor and advisor for many PhD and MSc theses at the TUMS. He is currently also a member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health (IAEH) and member of the Institute for Environmental Research (IER) at the TUMS. He is an editor for 14 edited books (English): (1) Soft Computing Techniques in Solid Waste and Wastewater Management, (2) Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), (3) Green Technologies for the Defluoridation of Water, (4) Pesticide Remediation Technologies From Water and Wastewater, (5) COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals, (6) Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies for Sustainability, (7) Sustainable Materials for Sensing and Remediation of Noxious Pollutants, (8) Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for the Assessment of Human Exposure to Environmental Pollutants, (9) Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes, (10) Water, the Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals, (11) Sustainable Remediation Technologies for Emerging Pollutants in Aqueous Environment, (12) Health and Environmental Effects of Ambient Air Pollution, (13) Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution, (14) Diseases Attributed to Air Pollution.
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Rama Rao Karri
Dr. Rama Rao Karri is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Brunei. He holds a PhD from IIT Delhi and a Master’s from IIT Kanpur in Chemical Engineering. With over 20 years of experience in academia, industry, and research, he has experience working in multidisciplinary fields and has expertise in various evolutionary optimization techniques and process modelling. His expertise extends to process modeling and simulation, focusing on optimizing chemical and environmental processes to improve efficiency and sustainability. Dr. Karri serves on editorial boards of several international journals and acts as a peer reviewer for numerous reputed publications. He has held editorial roles including Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor for journals such as Scientific Reports and the International Journal of Energy and Water Resources. He is also a guest editor for special issues on nanocomposites and environmental engineering topics. Additionally, Dr. Karri contributes to authoring and editing books on sustainable technologies, environmental remediation, and process monitoring with leading academic publishers.
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Nikolaos Rousis
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