This volume provides an overview of the occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants, discusses advanced chemical analysis methods, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects as well as human exposure. One focus is on pharmaceuticals, in particular antibiotics, and the problems associated with their increased use in hospitals. Other covered emerging contaminants occurring e.g. in food, water, air or soil include brominated flame retardants, polar pesticides, phthalates, phosphate esters, perfluorinated compounds, personal care products, musk fragrances, disinfection byproducts, illicit drugs, and nanomaterials. The chapters written by experts are a valuable source of information for a broad audience, such as analytical chemists, environmental chemists and engineers, toxicologists, ecotoxicologists and epidemiologists working already in this field as well as newcomers.

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Emerging organic contaminants and nanomaterials in food Marinella Farré and Damià Barceló

Pharmaceuticals in drinking water Aleksandra Jelic, Mira Petrovic, and Damià Barceló

Sulfonamide antibiotics in natural and treated waters: environmental and human health risks María Jesús García Galán, M. Silvia Díaz Cruz, and Damià Barceló

Drinking water disinfection by-products Susan D. Richardson and Cristina Postigo

Micropollutants in hospital effluent: their fate, risk and treatment options Paola Verlicchi, Alessio Galletti, Mira Petrovic, and Damià Barcelò

Antibiotic resistance in waste- and surface waters and human health implications Célia M. Manaia, Ivone Vaz-Moreira, and Olga C. Nunes

Ecopharmacovigilance L.J.G. Silva, C.M. Lino, L. Meisel, D. Barceló, A. Pena

Human exposure and health risks to emerging organic contaminants Adrian Covaci, Tinne Geens, Laurence Roosens, Nadeem Ali, Nele Van den Eede, Alin C. Ionas, Govindan Malarvannan, and Alin C. Dirtu

Occurrence of phthalates and their metabolites in the environment and human health implications Mario Antonio Fernández, Belén Gómara, and María José González Perfluorinated compoinds in drinking water, food and human samples Francisca Pérez, Marta Llorca, Marinella Farré, and Damià Barceló Fate and risks of polar pesticides in groundwater samples of Catalonia Marianne Köck-Schulmeyer, Antoni Ginebreda, Miren López de Alda, and Damià Barceló

Zebrafish as a vertebrate model to assess sublethal effects and health risks of emerging pollutants Demetrio Raldúa, Carlos Barata, Marta Casado, Melissa Faria, José María Navas, Alba Olivares, Eva Oliveira, Sergi Pelayo, Benedicte Thienpont, Benjamin Piña

Disrupting effects of single and combined emerging pollutants on thyroid gland function Demetrio Raldúa, Patrick J. Babin, Carlos Barata, and Benedicte Thienpont

Psychoactive substances in airborne particles in the urban environment M. Viana, C. Postigo, C. Balducci, A. Cecinato, M.J. López de Alda,, D. Barceló, B. Artíñano, P. López-Mahia, A. Alastuey, and X. Querol