Emerging Contaminants: Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment

Emerging Contaminants: Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment is a comprehensive book that provides an interdisciplinary overview of emerging pollutants that impact the environment, including pharmaceuticals, insecticides, personal care items, and industrial chemicals. It offers insights into exposure, consequences, and practical applications for sustainable agriculture. The book addresses challenges such as water resource shortages, declining arable land, environmental contamination, and inefficient land management. It explores the impacts of ECs on agricultural production and discusses possible response approaches. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals from various sciences, including agricultural, plant, and environmental sciences.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 434 pages
Publication date: 27 March 2024
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Sustainable agriculture and the environment face significant challenges due to the emergence of various emerging contaminants (ECs). These pollutants, which encompass pharmaceuticals, insecticides, personal care items, and industrial chemicals, have a profound impact on the environment, affecting crops, edible plants, and ecosystems. This comprehensive book provides a thorough, interdisciplinary overview of these emerging pollutants, their exposure, and consequences on the environment.

The book is designed to serve as a foundational understanding for future research and practical application guidance in current environments. It delves into the exposure associated with these contaminants, exploring the impact on crops and edible plants. By shedding light on these issues, the book aims to provide a solid foundation for developing effective strategies and solutions to address the challenges posed by ECs in sustainable agriculture.

Water resource shortages, declining arable land, environmental contamination with different exiting or ECs, shortcomings in the procedures for protecting cultivated land, and inefficiencies in the management of land tenure rights continue to pose challenges for agricultural sustainable development around the world. This book specifically focuses on the impacts of ECs on sustainable agricultural production and explores possible response approaches.

After an introduction to environmental contaminants, the book discusses their fate in soils, presents the most up-to-date analytical methods for detecting them in different environmental matrices, and addresses current regulatory restrictions. The final chapter concludes with a chapter dedicated to conclusions and future perspectives, providing valuable insights for researchers and professionals from a variety of sciences, including agricultural, plant, and environmental.

Emerging Contaminants is an invaluable resource for researchers and professionals seeking to understand the complexities of emerging pollutants and their impact on sustainable agriculture and the environment. By providing a comprehensive and interdisciplinary perspective, this book contributes to the development of effective strategies and solutions to address these challenges and promote sustainable agricultural practices.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 229 x 151 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780443189852