Biophysico-Chemical Processes of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Environmental Systems

Series Preface.
Preface.
Contributors.
PART I FUNDAMENTAL BIOPHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROCESSES OFANTHROPOGENIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
1 Interactions of Anthropogenic Organic Chemicals with NaturalOrganic Matter and Black Carbon in Environmental Particles(Joseph J. Pignatello).
2 Comprehensive Study of Organic Contaminant Adsorption byClays: Methodologies, Mechanisms and Environmental Implications(Stephen A. Boyd, Cliff T. Johnston, David A. Laird, B. J.Teppen and Hui Li).
3 The Role of Organic Matter-Mineral Interactions in theSorption of Organic Contaminants (Myrna J. Simpson and Andre J.Simpson).
4 Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants on MineralSurfaces (Chuncheng Chen, Zhaohui Wang, Wanhong Ma, Hongwei Jiand Jincai Zhao).
PART II ANTHROPOGENIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AIR, WATER, ANDSOIL, AND THEIR GLOBAL CYCLING.
5 Sorption of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds to AirborneParticles (Hans Peter H. Arp and Kai-weU. Goss).
6 Measurement and Modeling of Semivolatile Organic Compounds inLocal Atmospheres (Songyan Du and Lisa A. Rodenburg).
7 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Soils andSediments (Bo Pan and Baoshan Xing).
8 Fate and Transport of Organic Compounds in (to) the SubsurfaceEnvironment (Peter Grathwohl).
9 Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in DrinkingWater (Daniel W. Gerrity, Mark J. Benotti, David A. Reckhow andShane A. Snyder).
10 Intermedia Transfers and Global Cycling of Persistent OrganicPollutants (Claudia Moeckel and Kevin C. Jones).
11 Emission of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in China (ShuTao, Bengang G. Li, Yanxu X. Zhang and Huishi Yuan).
PART III ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES.
12 Principles and Guidelines of Sampling, Extraction andInstrumental Analysis Techniques for Measurements or OrganicPollutants in Environmental Matrices (Eddy Yongping Zeng,Zhaohui Wang and O. Samnuel Sojinu).
13 NMR Application in Environmental Research on AnthropogenicOrganic Compounds (Robert L. Cook).
14 Synchrotron-Based X-Ray and FTIR AbsorptionSpectromicroscopies of Organic Contaminants in the Environment(John R. Lawrence and Adam. P. Hitchcock).
15 Application of Solid Phase Microextraction in Determinationof Organic Compounds from Complex Environmental Matrices (SanjaResticevic, Dajana Vuckovic and Janusz Pawliszyn).
16 Application of Biosensors for Environmental Analysis(Marinella Farré, Sandra Pérez, Lina Kantiani andDamiá Barceló).
17 Analyses of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals in the Environment(Imran Ali, Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein and Klaus Kummerer).
PART IV RESTORATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS CONTAMINATED BYORGANIC POLLUTANTS.
18. Biochemistry of Environmental Contaminant Transformation:Nonylphenolic Compounds and Hexachlorocyclohexanes - Two CaseStudies (Hans-Peter E. Kohler).
19. Biodegradation of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in NaturalEnvironments (Jose-Luis Niqui-Arroyo, Marisa Bueno-Montes andJosé-Julio Ortega-Calvo).
20. Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with OrganicPollutants (Jason C. White and Lee A. Newman).
21. Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Soilsand Sediments (Wesley H. Hunter, Jay Gan and Rai S.Kookana).
22. Abiotic and Biotic Factors Affecting the Fate of OrganicPollutants in Soils and Sediments (Richard E. Meggo and JeraldL. Schnoor).
Index.