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Pollution has no borders. This popular 70’s saying from early ecologists is surprisingly still true nowadays despite overwhelming scientific evidence and public awareness of the occurrence of artificial toxic substances in water, food, air, living organisms and the environment. This book presents advanced reviews on pollutant occurrence, transfer, toxicity and remediation. The chapter on school air quality by Dambruoso et al. highlights the overlooked health issue of airborne pollutants in buildings. Children are particularly threatened because they spend 90% of their time indoors, even in summer. The chapter on industrial wastewater pollutants by Dsikowitzky and Schwarzbauer reviews pollutants from textile, petrochemical, paper, tire, chemical and pharmaceutical plants. The authors describe advanced analytical methods and ecotoxicity tests. Industrial pollutants include dioxins and furans that are also reviewed in the chapter by Mudhoo et al. The chapter on fly ash by Gianoncelli et al. presents many techniques to treat fly ash and, in turn, decrease pollutant concentrations. The authors also explain that fly ash can be recycled in agriculture, buildings and geopolymers. The chapter on antifouling paints used for ship protection, by Sousa et al., highlights the occurrence of toxic organotins in human organs such as heart, liver and breast milk. The chapter on surfactants by Rebello et al. focuses on safety concerns for humans and the ecosystems. Remediation techniques and green surfactants are presented. The chapters on toxic metals by Nava-Ruíz and Méndez-Armenta, Abarikwu and Ristić et al. describe sources, monitoring and diseases induced by lead, mercury, cadmium and thallium. The chapter on carcinogenic nitrosamines by Li et al. presents techniques and materials such as zeolites to remediate liquids and smoke containing nitrosamines.

Environmental chemistry. --- Environmental protection. --- Environmental sciences. --- Environmental toxicology. --- Neurochemistry. --- Pollution. --- Environmental sciences --- Neurochemistry --- Environmental chemistry --- Environmental toxicology --- Environmental protection --- Pollution --- Hypersensitivity --- Investigative Techniques --- Public Health --- Sanitary Engineering --- Conservation of Natural Resources --- Toxic Actions --- Disorders of Environmental Origin --- Diseases --- Immune System Diseases --- Sanitation --- Environment and Public Health --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Technology, Industry, and Agriculture --- Communicable Disease Control --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Health Care --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Public Health Practice --- Environmental Illness --- Recycling --- Environmental Pollution --- Environmental Remediation --- Methods --- Environmental Pollutants --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Environmental Sciences --- Pollutants --- Indoor air pollution --- Environmental aspects. --- Health aspects. --- Measurement. --- Air --- Chemical pollutants --- Contaminants, Environmental --- Environmental contaminants --- Environmental pollutants --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution, Indoor --- Environmental aspects --- Environment. --- Ecotoxicology. --- Air pollution. --- Water pollution. --- Environmental Chemistry. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Sick building syndrome --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Environmental pollution. --- Environmental quality management --- Protection of environment --- Applied ecology --- Environmental policy --- Ecotoxicology --- Environmental health --- Toxicology --- Biochemistry --- Neurosciences --- Chemistry, Environmental --- Chemistry --- Ecology --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Atmosphere --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Control