Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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Environmental Contamination: Health
Risks and E
cological Restoration
MingHungWong
CONTENTS
Introduction.............................................................................................................. 2
Environmental.Pollution.of.Public.Concern:.Some.Examples.......................... 2
Deterioration.of.Environmental.Quality.due.to.Rapid.Socioeconomic.
Development.in.the.Pearl.River.Delta.................................................................. 3
Soil.Pollution.Affecting.Crops.Grown.in.the.Region..................................... 4
Water.Pollution.Affecting.Aquaculture.Products.Produced.
in.the.Region...................................................................................................... 5
Environmental.Pollutants,.Food.Intake,.and.Human.Health...................... 5
Sources,.Fates,.and.Effects.of.Toxic.Chemicals.................................................... 6
Different.Types.of.Environmental.Pollutants...................................................... 7
Heavy.Metals....................................................................................................... 7
Persistent.Organic.Pollutants............................................................................ 7
Stockholm.Convention.POPs....................................................................... 7
Flame.Retardants............................................................................................ 8
Polycyclic.Aromatic.Hydrocarbons............................................................. 8
Emerging.Chemicals.of.Concern...................................................................... 8
Bisphenol.A..................................................................................................... 9
Phthalates........................................................................................................ 9
Pharmaceuticals.and.Personal.Care.Products........................................... 9
Mixed.Pollutants:.Toxic.Chemicals.Emitted.via.Open.
Burning.of.E-Waste...................................................................................... 10
The.Need.to.Remediate.Contaminated.Sites..................................................... 11
Bioremediation.of.Contaminated.Sites.......................................................... 11
Phytoremediation.of.Contaminated.Sites..................................................... 11
Issues.Addressed.in.This.Topic............................................................................ 12
Health.Impacts.and.Risk.Assessment............................................................ 12
Emerging.Chemicals.and.E-Waste.................................................................. 13
Ecological.Restoration.of.Contaminated.Sites.............................................. 13
Conclusion.............................................................................................................. 14
Acknowledgments................................................................................................. 15
References............................................................................................................... 15
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