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.
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.
