Xenobiotics in Urban Ecosystems: Sources, Distribution and Health Impacts

Abstract

1-Xenobiotics in the urban ecosystems: Current status and trend analysis -- 2-Urban water cycle: A potential source and sink of xenobiotics -- 3-Xenobiotics in the urban soils: Sources and environmental concerns -- 4-Major strategies for the assessment of xenobiotics in the urban soils -- 5-Advancements in the analytical techniques for precise xenobiotic assessment -- 6-Xenobiotics in urban soils: Bioavailability and threat levels -- 7-Transport and metabolism of xenobiotics in the urban ecosystem -- 8-Xenobiotics and soil microbial community in the urban ecosystem -- 9-Impact of xenobiotics on urban agriculture/crops -- 10-Xenobiotics and urban plants: impact and threat levels -- 11-Food chain contamination and impact of xenobiotics on human health -- 12-Biotransformation of xenobiotics in the urban ecosystem -- 13-Phytoremediation and xenobiotics: exploring the potential of selected plants -- 14-Remediation strategies for xenobiotics in urban soils -- 15-Socioeconomic impacts and policy measures for xenobiotics in urban ecosystems -- 16-Management and regulatory aspects of xenobiotics: Government initiatives.