Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Marine Environment

Current Challenges in Marine Pollution
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-323-90297-7
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Contaminants of emerging concern in the marine environment: current challenges in marine pollution reviews the available data in relation to contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in the marine environment: main sources, transport pathways, distribution in seawater and sediments, bioaccumulation, and biological effects. Each chapter recaps the most relevant information about the main groups of CECs, describing the particularities and specificities of each group and focusing on the most relevant individual contaminants. 

CECs are not regulated substances, and therefore not considered in national and international monitoring programs, even though they may have a potential impact on the environment due to their continuous input, relative persistence, and/or toxicity. CECs are relevant not only in continental and coastal areas close to their main sources, but also in the open sea, because some of them are likely to be transported long distances through air deposition or absorbed into particulate material. The persistence of many degradable substances in the marine environment increases when they are absorbed into particulate material/sediments and/or when they are subjected to anaerobic conditions that slow down the degradation kinetic of many contaminants. Bioaccumulation of several CECs has been confirmed in different coastal organisms; however, in general, the information available (species and trophic levels considered) is very limited because most studies are mainly focused on specific coastal areas. This book offers useful information about not regulated contaminants that are not considered in international monitoring programs but have potential impacts in coastal and open-sea areas. Therefore reading the book will allow them to improve their view about the real impact of current-use contaminants in the marine environment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leon, Victor M.

Bellas, Juan

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Pharmaceuticals in the marine environment: occurrence, fate, and biological effects 3. Antibiotics in the marine environment: occurrence and impact 4. Personal care products in the marine environment 5. Synthetic surfactants in the marine environment 6. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 7. Current-use pesticides in the marine environment 8. Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine environment 9. Organic additives in marine plastics: occurrence, leaching, impacts, and regulatory aspects 10. Micromaterials and nanomaterials as potential emerging pollutants in the marine environment 11. Technology-critical elements 12. Identification on new contaminants of emerging concern: suspect and non-target analysis of marine environmental samples 13. Future trends and challenges in relation to contaminants of emerging concern

Über Autor(innen)

Bellas, Juan
Juan Bellas was the chief investigator of the Marine Pollution Program of the IEO and was the IEO Coordinator for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in Spain. He has participated in various international committees and working groups of the European Commission, of the OSPAR Commission, and of the International Council for the Protection of the Sea (ICES).
He is currently chairman of the ICES Working Group on Biological Effects of Contaminants (WGBEC). He is an advisor to the Ministry of Ecological Transition of Spain and is a member of the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Littoral Development (Campus do Mar). He has participated in more than 30 projects and research contracts and has published 75 articles in SCI journals and several book chapters, on the study of the biological effects of pollutants. He has been granted three patents.

Leon, Victor M.
Víctor M. León has more than 30 years of experience in the study of marine pollution, particularly in relation to organic contaminants. He has participated in different Spanish and European research projects in relation to the characterization of the presence, distribution, behavior, and impact of legacy and emerging organic contaminants in the marine environment. He has published 58 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals with SCI index, 5 book chapters, and more than 100 contributions to international congresses. He is a member of the UNEP/MEDPOL Expert Group on Contamination, the Working Group on Marine Sediments in Relation to Pollution (ICES WGMS), and the MSFD Expert Network on Contaminants coordinated by Joint Research Center (European Commission).