Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Fate, Detection and Remediation provides both the practical and theoretical aspects of the origin and removal of EDCs. The book integrates in one system all relevant research in monitoring, detection and control, and provides a multi-barrier approach to managing EDCs that helps relevant stakeholders take preventive measures for the risks associated with EDCs in the environment (e.g., water, wastewater, soil and other natural ecosystems). The book not only provides a technological solution for managing these emerging pollutants but also comprehensively treats the origin, fate, and mechanisms of EDCs. This makes the book an indispensable source of information for researchers to develop sustainable, affordable and commercially viable monitoring and remedial systems.

Dr. Paromita is working as an Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India. She has published 51 research papers and 10 book chapter in field of persistent organic pollutants in water, etc. Her research interest includes: Multi-media movement of organic pollutants viz., pesticides, industrial chemicals and plasticizers in the hotspots of Indian cities, Long Range Atmospheric Transport of persistent organic pollutants.

Introduction Paromita Chakraborty, Girija K Bharat, Brij Mohan Sharma, Pardeep Singh PART I: Chemistry, production, and consumption of representative EDCs Chapter 1. Chemistry, production, and consumption of pesticidal endocrine disrupting chemicals Sidhi Soman, Brij Mohan Sharma, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 2. Chemistry, production, and consumption of industrial endocrine disrupting chemicals K. Ronnie Rex, Sarath Chandra, K. Pavithra, V. Tharmaraj, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 3. Chemistry, production, and consumption of endocrine disrupting chemicals in personal care products Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, K. Mithun, Brij Mohan Sharma* Chapter 4. Chemistry, production, and consumption of heavy metals acting as endocrine disruptors Manisha Jain, Kriti Akansha, Girija K Bharat* PART II: Monitoring and analytical techniques for estimation of EDC Chapter 5. Sampling and extraction techniques for endocrine-disrupting chemicals Sarath Chandra, K. Pavithra, R. R Parthasarathi, A. Afeez Ahamed, Mohamed Abdul Wajith, Divyash Singh, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 6. Analytical techniques for the estimation of pesticidal endocrine disrupting chemicals K. Ronnie Rex, Sidhi Soman, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 7. Analytical techniques for estimation of industrial endocrine disrupting chemicals K. Pavithra, K. Ronnie Rex, Sarath Chandra, V. Tharmaraj, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 8. Analytical techniques for estimation of endocrine disrupting compounds in personal care products K. Mithun, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Brij Mohan Sharma* Chapter 9. Monitoring and analytical techniques for estimation of heavy metals acting as endocrine disruptors Manisha Jain, Kriti Akansha and Girija K Bharat* PART III: EDCs in the environment Chapter 10. Environmental occurrence of pesticidal endocrine disrupting chemicals Sidhi Soman, K. Ronnie Rex, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 11. Environmental occurrence of industrial endocrine disrupting chemicals Sarath Chandra, K. Pavithra, K. Ronnie Rex, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, A. Afeez Ahamed, Paromita Chakraborty* Chapter 12. Environmental occurrence of endocrine disrupting chemicals in personal care products Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, K. Mithun, Brij Mohan Sharma* Chapter 13. Global environmental occurrence of heavy metals Kriti Akansha, Manisha Jain, Brij Mohan Sharma, Girija K Bharat* PART IV: Exposure Pathway, Risk assessment and Standard Guidelines of EDCs Chapter 14. Exposure pathway and risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals Paromita Chakraborty*, Sarath Chandra, K. Pavithra, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Divyash Singh, Mon Bera, Brij Mohan Sharma Chapter 15. Standard guidelines for managing endocrine disrupting chemicals in the environment Avanti Roy Basu, Sidhi Soman, Mohamed Abdul Wajith, Moitraiyee Mukhopadhyay, Girija K Bharat * PART V: Removal Methods of EDCs Chapter 16. Different techniques for the removal of endocrine-disrupting compounds in aquatic systems Gurudatta Singh, Monika Yadav, Virendra Kumar Mishra, Ravindra Pratap Singh, Pardeep Singh* Chapter 17 Removal techniques of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in soil and sediment K. Pavithra, A. Ilansuriyan, Giridharan K, Yuvan Sai Potru, Paromita Chakraborty* Appendix A: Recommendations and way forward for India