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Here, the most important classes of toxic chemicals from personal care compounds are systematically covered, from cosmetics to plastics additives to pharmaceuticals. For each substance, data on toxicity and bioaccumulation in various ecosystems are given.This first comprehensive treatment of personal care environmental toxins is rounded off by a discussion of strategies in wastewater treatment to control and remove these substances.
List of contents
INTRODUCTIONGeneral ConsiderationsAn Introduction into Sewage Treatment Plants FunctionsENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (SOURCES AND PATHWAYS)Synthetic Fragrance Compounds in the EnvironmentThe Bactericide Triclosan and its Transformation Product Methyl-Triclosan in the Aquatic EnvironmentUV-FiltersOrganophosphate Flame Retardants and PlasticisersEndocrine Disrupting AgentsDiverse ComoundsANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY METHODSWastewaterSeawaterSewage SludgesDISCUSSIONSewage Treatment PlantsLimnic SamplesMarine SamplesConcluding DiscussionsSUMMARY
About the author
Kai Bester is Professor for Analytical and Environmental Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. He studied chemistry at the University of Hamburg, obtaining his PhD in 1995. Before joining the University of Duisburg-Essen, he worked as a post-doc at the Technical University of Aachen and at the University of Dortmund. Professor Bester's primary research interests focus on the environmental contamination by antibiotics, fragrances and flame retardants as well as pharmaceuticals, and their analysis by mass spectrometric methods.
Summary
Here, the most important classes of toxic chemicals from personal care compounds are systematically covered, from cosmetics to plastics additives to pharmaceuticals. For each substance, data on toxicity and bioaccumulation in various ecosystems are given.
This first comprehensive treatment of personal care environmental toxins is rounded off by a discussion of strategies in wastewater treatment to control and remove these substances.
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"This is an excellent technical handbook with proven methodologies." ( Environmental Geology , February 2008)
"This interesting and informative book should be highly appreciated by scientists, students, and people purely interested in the environmental sciences." ( International Journal of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry , December 2007)
