Emerging Contaminants in the Terrestrial-Aquatic-Atmosphere Continuum

Section A - Introduction to emerging contaminants1. Emerging contaminants: A handful of conceptual and organizing frameworks2. Emerging contaminants in the terrestrial-aquatic-atmosphere continuum: A global perspective Section B - Emerging contaminants in terrestrial systems3. High-technology rare earth elements in the soil system: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate4. (Micro)plastics in the soil system: Occurrence, behaviour, fate, and future directions Section C - Emerging contaminants in aquatic systems4. Occurrence and behaviour of emerging organic contaminants in aquatic systems5. Anthropogenic rare earth elements in aquatic environments: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate6. Microplastics in aquatic systems: Research focal areas, understudied matrices, and future research needs7. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic systems: Occurrence, behaviour, and fate Section D - Emerging contaminants in atmospheric systems8. Air-borne emerging contaminants: An under-studied reservoir and a potential health risk?9. Occurrence, behaviour, and fate of airborne microplastics Section E - Ecological health risks10. Ecological health risks of hightechnology rare earth elements11. Ecological health risks of antibiotic resistance: A perspective on the evidence, challenges, and research needs12. Ecological health risks of emerging organic contaminants13. Occurrence and ecological health risks of microplastics Section F - Human health risks14. Rare earth elements: Human exposure, risk factors, and health risks15. Occurrence, human exposure pathways, and health risks of microplastics16. The environmental resistome: Human exposure, health risks, and research needs Section G - Risk assessment and mitigation17. Assessment and mitigation of pollution and health risks of emerging contaminants: A call for an integrated approach18. Emerging contaminants: Approaches for policy and regulatory responses in low-income countries19. Remediation technologies for contaminated soil systems20. Bio- and chemical surfactants for remediation of emerging organic contaminants Section H - The research agenda21. Ten (10) key research questions on emerging contaminants and novel entities, and their health risks22. Emerging contaminants: Epilogue, next-frontier novel entities, and a look ahead