Organic Contaminants

Coordinator: Naidu Ravi

Language: English

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Organic Contaminants is a single reference covering common organic contaminants in detail, including their distribution in the environment, challenges linked to management, geogenic sources, anthropogenic sources, exposure and effects, international agreements and legislation relating to the contaminant, remediation options, and global case studies. This clear, consistent organization makes it a valuable resource for researchers, students, and practitioners working in environmental science, environmental management, and environmental engineering alike.

One of the major constraints to assessing and remediating contaminated sites is the lack of awareness of the extent and severity of contaminated sites amongst the community, regulators, policymakers, industry operators, university graduates and environmental managers. Organic Contaminants provides summaries of contaminated sites and key details about the contaminants for a more comprehensive understanding that can improve remediation and management practices.

1. Introduction to Conventional Organic: global issues and challenges Section A: The initial POPs under the Stockholm Convention 2. Pesticides, including aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene 3. Industrial chemicals, including hexachlorobenzene (HCB), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 4. By-products, including hexachlorobenzene; polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF), and PCBs. Section B: The New POPs 5. Pesticides and their byproducts: Chlordecone, Lindane, Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, ß-Hexachlorocyclohexane (ß-HCH), Pentachlorophenol, Chlordecone, Hexabromocyclododecane 6. Chlorinated Solvents including byproducts – Hexachlorobutadiene 7. Pentachlorobenzene 8. Brominated Flame Retardants 9. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) 10. Polychlorinated naphthalene 11. Glyphosate 12. Endosulfan and its related isomers 13. Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) Section C: Conventional organic contaminants 14. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) 15. Total Petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) 16. Concluding Remarks

Professor Ravi Naidu is the Global Innovation Chair and Director of the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation at the University of Newcastle. Ravi has researched contaminants for 30 years, having published 710 journal articles, edited 16 books, and written an additional 200 technical reports. He is the most highly cited Australian Environmental Scientist and is currently the Chief Executive of the only national research centre of excellence: Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment. In recognition of his research contributions he has been elected Fellow of Soil Science Society America, New Zealand Soil Science Society, Agronomy Society of America, American Advancement of Science, European Academy of Science and Arts, Royal Society of Chemistry, Royal Australian Institute of Chemistry and Australian Academy of Science Technology and Engineering. He has extensive collaboration globally.
  • One-stop reference on the nature and properties of organic contaminants including a transdisciplinary approach to managing contaminated sites
  • Includes global case studies covering contaminated site assessment, management, and remediation
  • Presents in-depth research and data on specific contaminants with a separate chapter for each contaminant following a consistent structure