BookVipin Kumar Singh, Rishikesh Singh, Eric Lichtfouse, editors.
Summary: This book reviews contaminants of emerging nature affecting the agroecosystem and includes important information regarding the their sources, types, transportation, environmental threats and strategies to decontaminate the affected agroecosystems. The contents of this volume will help the policy makers and environmental engineers in combating the continuously rising threats to cultivated ecosystems.
Contents:
Intro
Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Part I: Sources of Emerging Contaminants in Agroecosystems
Chapter 1: Sources and Impacts of Emerging Contaminants in Agroecosystems
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Naturally Produced Compounds
1.3 Man-Made Chemicals
1.3.1 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
1.3.2 Bio-terrorism Agents
1.3.2.1 Category A Agents and Diseases
1.3.2.2 Category B Agents and Diseases
1.3.2.3 Category C Agents and Diseases
1.3.3 Persistent Organic Pollutants
1.3.4 Nanomaterials 1.3.5 Metabolites and Transformation Products of Man-Made Chemicals
1.3.6 Flame Retardants
1.4 Agricultural Environment and Emerging Contaminants
1.5 Effects of Emerging Contaminants on Ecosystems and Human Health
1.6 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Chapter 2: Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Traditional and Emerging Contaminants in Agroecosystems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Contamination in Agroecosystems
2.2.1 Traditional Contaminants
2.2.1.1 Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Heavy Metals and Metalloids 2.2.1.2 Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Organic Contaminants
2.2.2 Emerging Contaminants
2.2.2.1 Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes
2.2.2.2 Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Human Pathogens
2.2.2.3 Sewage Wastewater and Sludge as Source of Hormones, Endocrine Disruptors and Personal Care Products
2.3 Fate of Sewage Wastewater and Sewage Sludge in Agroecosystem
2.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Sewage Wastewater and Sludge Application in Agroecosystem 2.4.1 Advantages of Sewage Wastewater and Sludge Application in Agriculture
2.4.2 Disadvantages of Sewage Wastewater and Sludge Application in Agriculture
2.5 Treatment of Sewage Wastewater and Sludge for Application in Agroecosystem
2.6 Conclusion and Future Perspectives
References
Chapter 3: Dew as Source of Emerging Contaminants in Agricultural System
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Dew Formation
3.3 Role of Dew in Agricultural Systems
3.3.1 Role of Dew as Water Source
3.3.2 Role of Dew in Crop Productivity
3.4 Sources of Emerging Contaminants in Agricultural Fields 3.5 Transport Mechanism of Emerging Contaminants in Agricultural Systems
3.5.1 Emerging Contaminants Transmission in Atmosphere
3.5.2 Chemical Interaction of Dew with Aerosol
3.6 Negative Impacts of Dew
3.7 Emerging Contaminants and Their Health Effects
3.8 Conclusion and Future Recommendations
References
Chapter 4: Particulate Matter Pollution and Global Agricultural Productivity
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Particulate Matter Pollution and Air Quality
4.2.1 Modern Air Quality: Crisis and Concern
4.2.2 Categorization of Major Particulate Matter Pollutants