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Emerging contaminants (ECs) have become a critical environmental concern as evidence of their toxicity continues to grow. Once overlooked, these pollutants pose serious risks to water, soil, ecosystems, and ultimately human health. This contributed volume provides a comprehensive examination of ECs, beginning with their classification, changing nature, and environmental pathways. It then addresses the ecological risks documented in terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric systems, highlighting the challenges of assessing their long-term effects. The final section surveys current and emerging remediation strategies, including microbial bioremediation, biosorbent-based adsorption, and advanced oxidation processes. The book offers valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and students engaged with environmental science and pollution control.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Emerging pollutants / contaminants (EPs/ ECs) in the environment: An Overview.- Chapter 2. Classification of Emerging Pollutants and Their Properties.- Chapter 3. Potential Sources of Emerging Environmental Pollutants: Fate of EPs in Environment (Soil, Water and Air).- Chapter 4. Monitoring of emerging environmental contaminants using bio indicators.- Chapter 5. Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Diverse Ecosystems.- Chapter 6. Framework review on Environmental Risk Assessment for the pharmaceutical industries.- Chapter 7. Impact of emerging contaminants to the environment and human health.- Chapter 8. EMERGING CONTAMINATS TOXICITY AND ECOLOGICAL RISKS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT.- Chapter 9. RESEARCH PROGRESS ON RISK ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT.- Chapter 10. Insitu and Exsitu Bioremediation Techniques for Removal of Emerging Pollutants in the Environment.- Chapter 11. Microbial bioremediation of emerging environmental pollutants: Latest Insights.- Chapter 12. Fungal based remediation in the treatment of pesticides and herbicides in contaminated soil.- Chapter 13. Role of Microbial Enzymes for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants: An Approach for Sustainable Environment.- Chapter 14. Current Approaches to Bioremediation of Newly Discovered Contaminants.- Chapter 15. Phytoremediation technologies for removal of emerging environmental contaminants: An approach for a sustainable environment.- Chapter 16. Omics Approaches in Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants: An Approach for Environmental Safety and Sustainability.- Chapter 17. Case Studies in Remediation of emerging Contaminants and Contaminated Sites.- Chapter 18. CASE STUDIES ON NATURAL BIOREMEDIATION OF EMERGING POLLUTANTS: DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.- Chapter 19. CASE STUDIES ON BIOREMEDIATION AND PHYTOREMEDIATION FOR CONTAMINATED SOIL AND WATER.- Chapter 20. Current Challenges and future directions of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment.
About the author
Dr. Kondakindi Venkateswar Reddy is a Asst. Professor of Center for Biotechnology UCESTH, JNTUH, with 15 years of professional experience. During his doctoral program in the area of industrial microbiology, he worked on isolation, characterization and molecular identification of Cellulase Producing bacterial isolates used in aquaculture waste water treatment He has published over 50 Research articles and 03 books, 50 Book chapters with international publishers. He presented research data in 10 national / international conferences. He served as an editorial board member for several reputed journals.
Dr. Naga Raju Maddela is a Professor of Microbiology with 25 years of professional experience. He has published over 160 Scopus-indexed articles and 30 books, 50 Book chapters with international publishers. He presented research data in 80 national / international conferences in China, Cuba, Ecuador, India and Singapore. His publications have received 3,700 citations and his H-index is 32.
Dr. A. Vamshi Krishna Reddy is a Asst. Professor of Centre for Environment, UCESTH, JNTUH, With 16 Years of Professional Experience. His doctoral work focused on Land use land cover change dynamics and their impacts on flora, fauna and soil using in-situmethods and Geospatial Technology. Presently he is the editorial board member in 16 international and national journals and published 41 research papers. He is the member in 20 professional bodies. He is the NITS-BIS, Govt of India certified internal auditor and completed the training and/certificate course.
Summary
Emerging contaminants (ECs) have become a critical environmental concern as evidence of their toxicity continues to grow. Once overlooked, these pollutants pose serious risks to water, soil, ecosystems, and ultimately human health. This contributed volume provides a comprehensive examination of ECs, beginning with their classification, changing nature, and environmental pathways. It then addresses the ecological risks documented in terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric systems, highlighting the challenges of assessing their long-term effects. The final section surveys current and emerging remediation strategies, including microbial bioremediation, biosorbent-based adsorption, and advanced oxidation processes. The book offers valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and students engaged with environmental science and pollution control.
