Organic Pollutants in the Water Cycle: Properties, Occurrence, Analysis and Environmental Relevance of Polar Compounds By Thorsten Reemtsma, Martin Jekel
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2006-10-13 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3527312978 ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783527312979 Binding: Hardcover
This first in-depth and comprehensive reference on the most pertinent polar contaminant classes and their behavior. in the whole water cycle includes, among others, industrial chemicals, consumer products, polar herbicides and pharmaceuticals. All chapters are uniformly structured, covering properties, pollution sources, occurrence in wastewater, surface water, and groundwater as well as water treatment aspects, while ecotoxicological and assessment aspects are also covered. Among the authors are leading experts in their relevant fields, many of whom provide here groundbreaking research results.
The result is an up-to-date information source for researchers and professionals working in water quality monitoring, water supply, or wastewater treatment, as well as environmental and water chemists, geochemists, ecologists, chemists and engineers.