Persistent Organic Pollutants

Gaps in Management and Associated Challenges
Herausgeber: Kumari, Kanchan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book highlights the complex area of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and deals with the fundamentals of the chemicals, their sources, and impacts on human health. With its comprehensive approach, this book is an indispensable source of knowledge for those studying and working to mitigate the effect of POPs in the environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780367821029
• ISBN-10: 0367821028
• Artikelnr.: 62798365

Autorenporträt

Dr. Kanchan Kumari is Senior Scientist at CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Assistant Professor, AcSIR and Contact Person at Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Asia Region on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). She completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology. She has been with NEERI, Nagpur since 2011 and actively involved in research and development in the area of chemical wastes, particularly POPs along with ecology and biodiversity. She is leading various major project funded by UNEP, UNDP, World Bank, DBT, MoEF&CC, and CPCB as Principal Investigator.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Persistent Organic Pollutants: A Global Issue, A Global Response. 2.
Classical and Emerging POPs in Environment. 3.
Environmental Fate: Toxicity and Risk Assessment of POPs. 4. Effect of POPs
on Human Health. 5. Recent Advancements and Drawbacks in Analytical methods
for Detection of POPs. 6. Degradation Pathways of POPs in the Environment.
7. Effectiveness of Stockholm Convention: An Overview. 8. Alternatives of
POPs for a Healthy Life. 9. Global Monitoring Plan on POPs. 10. Management
of POPs: Current Gaps and Associated Challenges