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M. Petrovic and D. Barceló: Surfactants and related pollutants in waste waters, sediments and sludges -- J.G. Lo: Volatile organic compounds in wastewaters during treatment -- E. Benfenati, M. Negri: Organic contaminants in leachates from industrial waste landfills -- E. Eljarrat: Toxicity potency assessment of persistent organic pollutants in sediments and sludges -- A.R. Blanch and J. Jofre: Pathogens in wastewaters -- J. Philp: Wastewater toxicity assessment by whole cell biosensor -- S. Diaz Cruz, D Barceló: Occurrence and analysis of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewaters and sludges.

Intro -- Brominated Flame Retardants -- The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Also Available Electronically -- Aims and Scope -- Series Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contents -- Introduction to Brominated Flame Retardants: Commercially Products, Applications, and Physicochemical Properties -- Human Health Effects of Brominated Flame Retardants -- Sample Preparation and Chromatographic Methods Applied to Congener-Specific Analysis of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers -- Recent Methodologies for Brominated Flame Retardant Determinations by Means of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry -- Current Levels and Trends of Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment -- Bioaccumulation of Brominated Flame Retardants -- Degradation of Brominated Flame Retardants -- Human Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants -- Emerging Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment -- Index.

When discussing the issue of contamination of the aquatic environment, water pollution is still the major aspect that has been regulated and extensively studied, but poor attention has been devoted to sediments. Sediments have been described as the sink or storage place and a source for contaminants entering river systems through various pathways. But bottom sediments have various functions in the environment, such as providing habitat for many aquatic organisms, and are an important component of aquatic ecosystems. This volume of the handbook deals with various aspects of sediment contaminati

This study evaluates the current situation regarding PBDE and HBCD levels in different river fish species. We collected published data in the last five years in different countries around the world. These levels of pollution were compared with Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for biota established by the European Directive in the field of water policy. Although HBCD situation is not critical, with only some values exceeding the limit about 5 times, the PBDE levels clearly exceeded the established EQS, with 25% of fish samples exceeding up to ten thousand times. Although it is expected that levels of pollution by PBDEs will decrease over the next years due to the ban in their use, it is not expected that this decrease will reach the EQS values by the end of 2021, as demanded by the European Directive. Hence, it is necessary to implement new strategies in order to minimize the impact of PBDEs on the environment. © 2017 The Authors ; This work was funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under the Globaqua project (No. 603629 ), by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the Redes de Excelencia project NET-SCARCE ( CTM2015-69780-REDC ) and by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Consolidated Research Groups 2014 SGR 418 - Water and Soil Quality Unit). ; Peer reviewed

Intro -- Series Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contents -- Introduction: Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Anthropogenic Contamination as the Main Threat to the Aquatic Environment -- 2.1 Behaviour of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Biota -- 3 Main Ingredients in Personal Care Products -- 3.1 Biocide Compounds -- 3.1.1 Benzotriazole -- 3.1.2 Triclosan and Triclocarban -- 3.2 Preservatives -- 3.3 Fragrances -- 3.3.1 Nitromusks -- 3.3.2 Polycyclic Musks -- 3.3.3 Macrocyclic Musks -- 3.4 Surfactants -- 3.4.1 Phthalates -- 3.4.2 Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates -- 3.5 Insect Repellents -- 3.6 UV Filters (Sunscreens) -- 3.7 Siloxanes -- 4 Health Effects of PCPs on Biota and Humans -- 4.1 PCPs as Endocrine Disruptors -- 5 Legislative Framework and Water Awareness Initiatives -- 5.1 European Framework -- 5.2 Other Frameworks -- 5.3 Water Awareness Initiatives -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part I: Occurrence of Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment: Case Studies -- Occurrence of PCPs in Natural Waters from Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fragrances -- 3 UV Filters -- 4 Phenolic Chemicals and Detergents -- 5 Preservatives -- 6 Repellents -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment in China -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Production and Usage of PCPs in China -- 3 Occurrence and Fate of PCPs in the Aquatic Environment in China -- 3.1 Antimicrobial Agents -- 3.1.1 Antimicrobial Agents in Sewage and Sludge -- 3.1.2 Antimicrobial Agents in Surface Water and Sediment -- 3.2 Synthetic Musks -- 3.2.1 Synthetic Musks in Sewage and Sludge -- 3.2.2 Synthetic Musks in Surface Water and Sediment -- 3.3 UV Filters and UV Stabilizers -- 3.3.1 UV Filters and UV Stabilizers in Sewage and Sludge -- 3.3.2 UV Filters and UV Stabilizers in Surface Water and Sediment.

War has disastrous effects on people and the physical, biological, economic, and social environment. The state-of-the-art of research on the environmental consequences of war and its aftermath is presented in this Handbook. In this title, a broad range of topics are included, such as the prevention of war and its environmental repercussions and selected environmental and human health effects of chemical warfare agents and the atmospheric transport and deposition of pollutants under warfare with two main case studies: the Balkans and the Gulf war.This book is of great help in bridging the gap b

Biosensors for the Marine Environment: Introduction -- Microgravity Changes Membrane Properties and Triggers Bioluminescence in Pyrocystis noctiluca as an Approach for New Biosensor Concepts -- Addressing Ciguatera Risk Using Biosensors for the Detection of Gambierdiscus and Ciguatoxins -- Antibody, Aptamer and Affimer-Based Affinity Tools for Marine Toxin Biosensing -- Environmental DNA as a Tool for Single Species Detection -- Paper-Based Devices for Virus Detection in Water -- Electrochemical MIP Sensors for Environmental Analysis -- Whole-Cell Biosensors and Phagocytosis with Cryo-Conserved Cells in Coastal Areas and in Orbit (ISS) Under Microgravity -- Marine Whole-Cell Biosensing for "Real-Time" Determination of the Ballast Water Treatment Efficiency -- Sensors for Monitoring Faecal Indicator Bacteria in Bathing Waters -- Electrochemical (Bio)sensors for Toxins Control in the Marine Environment. .

Biosensors for the Marine Environment: Introduction -- Microgravity Changes Membrane Properties and Triggers Bioluminescence in Pyrocystis noctiluca as an Approach for New Biosensor Concepts -- Addressing Ciguatera Risk Using Biosensors for the Detection of Gambierdiscus and Ciguatoxins -- Antibody, Aptamer and Affimer-Based Affinity Tools for Marine Toxin Biosensing -- Environmental DNA as a Tool for Single Species Detection -- Paper-Based Devices for Virus Detection in Water -- Electrochemical MIP Sensors for Environmental Analysis -- Whole-Cell Biosensors and Phagocytosis with Cryo-Conserved Cells in Coastal Areas and in Orbit (ISS) Under Microgravity -- Marine Whole-Cell Biosensing for "Real-Time" Determination of the Ballast Water Treatment Efficiency -- Sensors for Monitoring Faecal Indicator Bacteria in Bathing Waters -- Electrochemical (Bio)sensors for Toxins Control in the Marine Environment. .