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"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."

"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.