Contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environment: current challenges in marine pollution reviews the available data in relation to contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the marine environment: main sources, transport pathways, distribution in seawater and sediments, bioaccumulation, and biological effects. Each chapter recaps the most relevant information about the main groups of CECs, describing the particularities and specificities of each group and focusing on the most relevant individual contaminants.
CECs are not regulated substances, and therefore not considered in national and international monitoring programs, even though they may have a potential impact on the environment due to their continuous input, relative persistence, and/or toxicity. CECs are relevant not only in continental and coastal areas close to their main sources, but also in the open sea, because some of them are likely to be transported long distances through air deposition or absorbed into particulate material. The persistence of many degradable substances in the marine environment increases when they are absorbed into particulate material/sediments and/or when they are subjected to anaerobic conditions that slow down the degradation kinetic of many contaminants. Bioaccumulation of several CECs has been confirmed in different coastal organisms; however, in general, the information available (species and trophic levels considered) is very limited because most studies are mainly focused on specific coastal areas. This book offers useful information about not regulated contaminants that are not considered in international monitoring programs but have potential impacts in coastal and open-sea areas. Therefore reading the book will allow them to improve their view about the real impact of current-use contaminants in the marine environment.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page x 2. Chapter 2 : Pharmaceuticals in the marine environment: occurrence, fate, and biological effects - p. Page 9 3. Chapter 3 : Antibiotics in the marine environment: occurrence and impact - p. Page 57 4. Chapter 4 : Personal care products in the marine environment - p. Page 98 5. Chapter 5 : Synthetic surfactants in the marine environment - p. Page 132 6. Chapter 6 : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - p. Page 161 7. Chapter 7 : Current-use pesticides in the marine environment - p. Page 213 8. Chapter 8 : Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine environment - p. Page 293 9. Chapter 9 : Organic additives in marine plastics: occurrence, leaching, impacts, and regulatory aspects - p. Page 339 10. Chapter 10 : Micromaterials and nanomaterials as potential emerging pollutants in the marine environment - p. Page 367 11. Chapter 11 : Technology-critical elements - p. Page 392 12. Chapter 12 : Identification on new contaminants of emerging concern: suspect and non-target analysis of marine environmental samples - p. Page 429 13. Chapter 13 : Future trends and challenges in relation to contaminants of emerging concern - p. Page 457 14. Index - p. Page 472
Contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environment: current challenges in marine pollution reviews the available data in relation to contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the marine environment: main sources, transport pathways, distribution in seawater and sediments, bioaccumulation, and biological effects. Each chapter recaps the most relevant information about the main groups of CECs, describing the particularities and specificities of each group and focusing on the most relevant individual contaminants.
CECs are not regulated substances, and therefore not considered in national and international monitoring programs, even though they may have a potential impact on the environment due to their continuous input, relative persistence, and/or toxicity. CECs are relevant not only in continental and coastal areas close to their main sources, but also in the open sea, because some of them are likely to be transported long distances through air deposition or absorbed into particulate material. The persistence of many degradable substances in the marine environment increases when they are absorbed into particulate material/sediments and/or when they are subjected to anaerobic conditions that slow down the degradation kinetic of many contaminants. Bioaccumulation of several CECs has been confirmed in different coastal organisms; however, in general, the information available (species and trophic levels considered) is very limited because most studies are mainly focused on specific coastal areas. This book offers useful information about not regulated contaminants that are not considered in international monitoring programs but have potential impacts in coastal and open-sea areas. Therefore reading the book will allow them to improve their view about the real impact of current-use contaminants in the marine environment.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction - p. Page x 2. Chapter 2 : Pharmaceuticals in the marine environment: occurrence, fate, and biological effects - p. Page 9 3. Chapter 3 : Antibiotics in the marine environment: occurrence and impact - p. Page 57 4. Chapter 4 : Personal care products in the marine environment - p. Page 98 5. Chapter 5 : Synthetic surfactants in the marine environment - p. Page 132 6. Chapter 6 : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - p. Page 161 7. Chapter 7 : Current-use pesticides in the marine environment - p. Page 213 8. Chapter 8 : Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine environment - p. Page 293 9. Chapter 9 : Organic additives in marine plastics: occurrence, leaching, impacts, and regulatory aspects - p. Page 339 10. Chapter 10 : Micromaterials and nanomaterials as potential emerging pollutants in the marine environment - p. Page 367 11. Chapter 11 : Technology-critical elements - p. Page 392 12. Chapter 12 : Identification on new contaminants of emerging concern: suspect and non-target analysis of marine environmental samples - p. Page 429 13. Chapter 13 : Future trends and challenges in relation to contaminants of emerging concern - p. Page 457 14. Index - p. Page 472
