Environmental Micropollutants

Dr. Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi is Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology from Zhejiang University, China. Dr. Hashmi’s research interests are analytical chemistry and the development of treatment technologies to control environmental and industrial pollution. He also has expertise in developing environmentally sustainable and feasible technologies including bioremediation, using innovative microbes and genes, plants, and microcosms. He has edited seven books, 14 book chapters, 80 original research articles and is currently series editor of two environmental contaminant book series. Dr. Hashmi is also an Associate Editor of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences. Dr. Hashmi is Member of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, International Toxicology Society, HEC and PSF Research Grants Committee, and has been awarded a KANS Prize in OIC countries by MUSTAFA Science and Technology Foundation. Shuhong Wang works in the School of Resource and Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China. Zulkfil Ahmed works in the School of Resource and Civil Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.

1. Introduction to environmental micropollutants 2. Industrial chemicals as micropollutants in the environment 3. Impact of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the environment 4. Food additives as environmental micropollutants 5. Biocides 6. Disinfectants 7. Detergents 8. Personal care products—fragrances, cosmetics, and sunscreens—in the environment 9. Hormones-active substances 10. Endocrine-disrupting compounds 11. Household chemicals and their impact 12. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in surface waters 13. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in water bodies 14. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in soils 15. Occurrence and fate of micropollutants in air 16. Microcontaminants in wastewater 17. Ecotoxicological risk assessment of environmental micropollutants 18. Usage and disposal strategies of environmental micropollutants 19. Phytoremediation of micropollutants 20. Bioremediation of micropollutants 21. Nanotechnology to treat the environmental micropollutants 22. Removal of micropollutants