Analytical Chemistry Applied to Emerging Pollutants

ISBN-13: 9783030089825 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 122 str.

Silvio Vaz Jr

Recenzje

"The book is recommended for scientists and PhD students (in the chemistry, ecotoxicology and biology sectors) interested in the monitoring of emerging contaminants, their fate and their effects on human health and the environment. ... The book underlines the rigorous steps required in setting new analytical methods which will be essential in expanding the determination, number and species of Eps in soil, water and air in a few years." (Paola Verlicchi, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 411, 2019)

Spis treści

Chapter 1: What are emerging pollutants (EPs) and their fate on the environment     

     1.1  Definition

     1.2  Classes of emerging pollutants

     1.3  Sources and fate

     1.4  Physicochemical properties and reactions

     1.5  Toxicological aspects

     1.6  Human and biota exposure 

 

Chapter 2: Fundamental aspects of analytical chemistry for environmental analysis

     2.1 Fundaments

<     2.2 Figures of merit

     2.3 Chemometrics

     2.4 Quality control & quality assurance

     2.5 Green analytical chemistry

 

Chapter 3: Analytical techniques

     3.1 Analytical techniques based on mass, volume, mol and charge

     3.2 Spectroscopic techniques

     3.3 Chromatographic techniques

     3.4 Electrochemical techniques

     3.5 Sensors and miniaturized probes

     3.6 High-throughput techniques for non-target and suspect analysis

     3.7 Bioassays 

 

Chapter 4:  The main environmental matrices: air, soil and water

     4.1 Air composition properties

          4.1.1 Sampling and sample preparation

          4.1.2 Methods for EPs analyses in air

     4.2 Soil composition and properties

          4.2.1

Sampling and sample preparation

          4.2.2 Methods for EPs analyses in soil

     4.3 Water composition and properties

          4.3.1 Sampling and sample preparation

          4.3.2 Methods for EPs analyses in water

 

Chapter 5:  Analysis of degradation products of EPs

     5.1 Degradation products under environmental conditions

     5.2 Degradation products derived from advanced oxidative processes

 

Chapter 6:  Concluding remarks

O autorze

Prof. Dr. Sílvio Vaz Jr holds a BSc degree in Chemistry, a MSc degree in Physical Chemistry and a DSc degree in Analytical Chemistry from University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a doctorate degree in Chemistry from University of Coimbra, Portugal. He was director and partner of two private analytical laboratories related to environmental analysis. Since 2010, he is a research scientist at the state-owned Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) working on the development of renewable chemicals from biomass and analytical chemistry applied to bioenergy and environment. He is a current member of IUPAC and of the American Chemical Society and has published articles and books related to green chemistry, biomass chemistry and environmental and analytical chemistry. 

Blurb

This book addresses the highly relevant subject of emerging pollutants, which are especially alarming since most of the available treatment technologies are unable to degrade them. It discusses the sources of these pollutants and their fate in the environment, and the main tools available for their analysis. It also describes the representative environmental matrices (air, soil and water) and appropriate analytical methods for each matrix. Furthermore, it examines aspects of toxicology, chemometrics, sample preparation and green analytical chemistry.

As such, it provides a broad overview of the potential analytical approaches for monitoring and controlling emerging pollutants.

This book fills a gap in the literature, and is a valuable resource for all professionals concerned with emerging pollutant control in real-world situations.