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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are toxic, degradation resistant, bio accumulative, and display wide spatial distribution which has been linked to mutagenic, reproductive and immunological disorders. In Stockholm Convention, a global treaty was agreed and envisaged to minimize and ultimately eliminate the release of POPs into the environment. The present compilation regarding POPs focusses on the sources, atmospheric behavior, terrestrial and aquatic food chain transfer, human exposure and fate aspects of this important class of chemicals including topical issues like temporal trends in contamination. Furthermore, chemical characteristics of individual POPs is also addressed.





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Provides better understanding of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and how they affect humans and ecosystems.







Includes genesis, categories, environmental fate and behavior, and associated hazards.







Reviews analytical techniques involved in detection, human exposure and management.







Discusses environmental dynamics of POPs.







Focus is on the comprehensive account of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, and PAH; other organochlorine POPs such as DDT, lindane, and dieldrin.








This book is aimed at researchers, professionals and graduate students in Life Science, Occupational Health and Safety, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering.

Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Environment: Origin and Role

Chapter 1: Environmental Dynamics of Persistent Organic Pollutants











Mahiya Kulsoom, Vertika Shukla, Narendra Kumar











Chapter 2: Causes, Consequence and Control of Persistent Organic Pollutants











Ritu Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Sushmita Kamarkar, Arif J Siddiqui, Ankita Mathur, Mohd Adnan, Vishnu D. Rajput, Anita Rani and Narendra Kumar





Chapter 3: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) used in industrial processes: Origin in Environment





Brenda Natalia Lopez Nino, and Michal Jeremias





Chapter 4: Role of Incineration Technology in production of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Is it safe?











Ashish Pathak, Richa Kothari, Deepak Pathania, V V Tyagi





Chapter 5: Occurrence, Transport and Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Chile











Felipe Tucca, Ricardo Barra and Gustavo Chiang





Chapter 6: Source of Contamination and Effect of Food Processing on Pesticides Residue in Food





Sunita Mishra, Dhananjay Kumar and Poorva Dubey











Chapter 7: Emerging Pollutants- A Taciturn Killer











Mala Trivedi, Manish Mathur and Rajesh K. Tiwari











Chapter 8: Ongoing use and monitoring of DDT in South Africa











Patricia Forbes, Yvette Naude and Johanna Strumpher











Chapter 9: Flame retardants: Analytical Aspect of Brominated flame retardants











Devendra Kumar Patel, Sandeep Kumar, Neha Gupta











Chapter 10: Microbial remediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants











Sucharita Tandon











Chapter 11. Organic Pollutants Remediation using Biobased Nanomaterials











Shaibu E. Solomon, Edu J. Inam, Eno A. Moses, Nsikak A. Abraham, Nnanake-Abasi O. Offiong











Chapter 12. International Legislation for Containment of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Hazardous Chemicals





Mahiya Kulsoom, Vertika Shukla, Narendra Kumar











Chapter 13: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): POPs and Other Toxic Chemicals Free Future for All











Anupam Khajuria and Prabhat Verma