Baoshan Xing & Nicola Senesi 
Biophysico-Chemical Processes of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Environmental Systems [EPUB ebook] 

In contrast to the classical books which largely focus on separate,
individual physicochemical and biological aspects, this book aims
to integrate the frontiers of knowledge on the fundamentals and the
impact of physicochemical and biological interactions and processes
of AOCs in soil, sediment, water and air. The specific
objectives of this book are to address: (1) fundamental
biophysico-chemical processes of AOCs in the environment, (2)
occurrence and distribution of AOCs in air, water, and soil, and
their global cycling, (3) the state-of-the-art analytical
techniques of AOCs, and (4) restoration of natural environments
contaminated by AOCs. The book also identifies the gaps in
knowledge on the subject matter and as such provides future
directions to stimulate scientific research to advance the chemical
science on biophysico-chemical interfacial reactions in natural
habitats.

By virtue of complex nature of the interactions of AOCs with
different environmental components and matrixes, no single
available technique and instrument is satisfactory yet for
determining their fate, transport, availability, and risk in the
environment. In order to fully understand the
biophysico-chemical interactions and processes of AOCs in the
environment, it is critical to know chemical, physical and
biological properties of AOCs and their analytical techniques. The
book is unique because of its multidisciplinary approach as it
provides a comprehensive and integrated coverage of
biophysico-chemical reactions and processes of AOCs in various
environments, associated analytical techniques, and restoration of
natural environments contaminated by AOCs.

Cuprins

Series Preface.

Preface.

Contributors.

PART I FUNDAMENTAL BIOPHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROCESSES OF
ANTHROPOGENIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

1 Interactions of Anthropogenic Organic Chemicals with Natural
Organic Matter and Black Carbon in Environmental Particles
(Joseph J. Pignatello).

2 Comprehensive Study of Organic Contaminant Adsorption by
Clays: 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 the
Sorption of Organic Contaminants (Myrna J. Simpson and Andre J.
Simpson).

4 Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants on Mineral
Surfaces (Chuncheng Chen, Zhaohui Wang, Wanhong Ma, Hongwei Ji
and Jincai Zhao).

PART II ANTHROPOGENIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN AIR, WATER, AND
SOIL, AND THEIR GLOBAL CYCLING.

5 Sorption of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds to Airborne
Particles (Hans Peter H. Arp and Kai-we U. Goss).

6 Measurement and Modeling of Semivolatile Organic Compounds in
Local Atmospheres (Songyan Du and Lisa A. Rodenburg).

7 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Soils and
Sediments (Bo Pan and Baoshan Xing).

8 Fate and Transport of Organic Compounds in (to) the Subsurface
Environment (Peter Grathwohl).

9 Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Drinking
Water (Daniel W. Gerrity, Mark J. Benotti, David A. Reckhow and
Shane A. Snyder).

10 Intermedia Transfers and Global Cycling of Persistent Organic
Pollutants (Claudia Moeckel and Kevin C. Jones).

11 Emission of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in China (Shu
Tao, Bengang G. Li, Yanxu X. Zhang and Huishi Yuan).

PART III ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES.

12 Principles and Guidelines of Sampling, Extraction and
Instrumental Analysis Techniques for Measurements or Organic
Pollutants in Environmental Matrices (Eddy Yongping Zeng,
Zhaohui Wang and O. Samnuel Sojinu).

13 NMR Application in Environmental Research on Anthropogenic
Organic Compounds (Robert L. Cook).

14 Synchrotron-Based X-Ray and FTIR Absorption
Spectromicroscopies of Organic Contaminants in the Environment
(John R. Lawrence and Adam. P. Hitchcock).

15 Application of Solid Phase Microextraction in Determination
of Organic Compounds from Complex Environmental Matrices (Sanja
Resticevic, Dajana Vuckovic and Janusz Pawliszyn).

16 Application of Biosensors for Environmental Analysis
(Marinella Farré, Sandra Pérez, Lina Kantiani and
Damiá 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 BY
ORGANIC POLLUTANTS.

18. Biochemistry of Environmental Contaminant Transformation:
Nonylphenolic Compounds and Hexachlorocyclohexanes – Two Case
Studies (Hans-Peter E. Kohler).

19. Biodegradation of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Natural
Environments (Jose-Luis Niqui-Arroyo, Marisa Bueno-Montes and
José-Julio Ortega-Calvo).

20. Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Organic
Pollutants (Jason C. White and Lee A. Newman).

21. Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Soils
and Sediments (Wesley H. Hunter, Jay Gan and Rai S.
Kookana).

22. Abiotic and Biotic Factors Affecting the Fate of Organic
Pollutants in Soils and Sediments (Richard E. Meggo and Jerald
L. Schnoor).

Index.

Despre autor

Baoshan Xing is Professor of Environmental and Soil
Chemistry in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences,
University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has been actively
involved in teaching and research since 1996. Dr. Xing received his
Ph D from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1994. His research
work ranks in the top 1% of cited authors for journals in
environmental sciences and ecology.

Nicola Senesi is Professor of Soil Chemistry and Head of
the Department of Agroforestal and Environmental Biology and
Chemistry of the University of Bari, Bari, Italy, where he has been
actively involved in research and teaching (as research assistant,
assistant professor, and associate professor) since 1969. He was
conferred a Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Institut National
Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 2000.

The late Pan Ming Huang received his Ph D in soil science
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was Professor
Emeritus of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, Canada. His research work has significantly advanced
knowledge on the formation chemistry and the nature and surface
reactivity of mineral colloids, organic matter, and organomineral
complexes of soils and sediments and their role in the dynamics,
transformations, and fate of nutrients, toxic metals, and
xenobiotics in terrestrial and aquatic environments.