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A comprehensive resource to sustainability and its application to the environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security sectors Sustainability fills a gap in the literature in order to provide an important guide to the fundamental knowledge and practical applications of sustainability in a wide variety of areas. The authors – noted experts who represent a number of sustainability fields – bring together in one comprehensive volume the broad range of topics including basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and the socio-economic aspects of sustainability. In addition, the book covers applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, as well as carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects. Sustainability addresses the challenges the global community is facing due to population growth, depletion of non-renewable resources of energy, environmental degradation, poverty, excessive generation of wastes and more. Throughout the book the authors discuss the economics, ecological, social, technological and systems perspectives of sustainability. This important resource: • Explores the fundamentals as well as the key concepts of sustainability; • Covers basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and socio-economic aspects, applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects; • Argues the essentiality of sustainability in ensuring the propitious future of earth systems; and • Authored by experts from a range of various fields related to sustainability. Written for researchers and scientists, students and academics, Sustainability: Fundamentals and Applications is a comprehensive book that covers the basic knowledge of the topic combined with practical applications.

"The book provides both fundamentals as well as key concepts of sustainability. The objective is to bring together a broad range of topics including basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and socio-economic aspects of sustainability. In addition, the book also covers applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, carbon cycle, infrastructural aspects. The motivation is to convince the reader about the essentiality of sustainability in ensuring the propitious future of earth systems. The book consists of two parts: Part 1 covers the fundamentals, whereas Part 2 mainly focuses on different applied aspects of sustainability"--

Intro -- Microconstituents in the Environment -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- Part I Fundamental Ideas Regarding Microconstituents in the Environment -- 1 Introduction to Microconstituents -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Classification of Microconstituents -- 1.2.1 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products -- 1.2.2 Pesticides -- 1.2.3 Disinfection By-Products -- 1.2.4 Industrial Chemicals -- 1.2.5 Algal Toxins -- 1.3 Source of Microconstituents -- 1.3.1 Source of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Environment -- 1.3.2 Source of Pesticides in the Environment -- 1.3.3 Source of Disinfection By-Products in the Environment -- 1.3.4 Source of Industrial Chemicals in the Environment -- 1.3.5 Source of Algal Toxins in the Environment -- 1.4 Physical and Chemical Properties of Microconstituents -- 1.5 Impact on Human Society and Ecosystem -- 1.5.1 Impact on Human Health -- 1.5.2 Impact on the Ecosystem -- 1.6 The Structure of the Book -- 1.7 Conclusions -- 2 Occurrence -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Goals of Occurrence Survey -- 2.3 Environmental Occurrence of Microconstituents -- 2.3.1 Occurrence of Microconstituents in Groundwater -- 2.3.2 Occurrence of Microconstituents in Surface Water -- 2.3.3 Occurrence of Microconstituents in Marine Water -- 2.3.4 Occurrence of Microconstituents in Drinking Water -- 2.3.5 Occurrence of Microconstituents in WWTPs Effluent and Sludge -- 2.3.6 Occurrence of Microconstituents in Soil -- 2.3.7 Occurrence of Microconstituents in Foods and Vegetables -- 2.4 Challenges and Future Prospective in Occurrence Survey -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 3 Sampling, Characterization, and Monitoring -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Sampling Protocols of Different Microconstituents -- 3.2.1 Sample Preparation -- 3.2.1.1 Traditional Sampling Techniques -- 3.2.1.2 Automatic Samplers and Pumps.