Persistent Organic Pollutants: Gaps in Management and Associated Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780367821029 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 274 str.

Kanchan Kumari

Opis

This book highlights the complex area of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and deals with the fundamentals of the chemicals, their sources, and impacts on human health. With its comprehensive approach, this book is an indispensable source of knowledge for those studying and working to mitigate the effect of POPs in the environment.

O autorze

Dr. Kanchan Kumari is Senior Scientist at CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Assistant Professor, AcSIR and Contact Person at Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Asia Region on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). She completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology. She has been with NEERI, Nagpur since 2011 and actively involved in research and development in the area of chemical wastes, particularly POPs along with ecology and biodiversity. She is leading various major project funded by UNEP, UNDP, World Bank, DBT, MoEF&CC, and CPCB as Principal Investigator.