Keywords:
Pollution.
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental health.
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Pollution.
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Environmental Policy.
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Environmental Health.
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Status of POPs Pollution in India -- Chapter 2 – Regulatory framework, Policies and Programs in POPs Management in India -- Chapter 3 – POPs Associated with Plastic Waste -- Chapter 4 – Transport of POPs from Source to Sea -- Chapter 5 – Environmental Monitoring Techniques of Targeted POPs -- Chapter 6 – Environmental and health impact -- Chapter 7 – International Regulatory Frameworks and Best Practices in Management of POPs -- Chapter 8 – Overview of Use and Release Sources of the Seven New POPs -- Chapter 9 – Analysis of Gaps in Management of POPs in India -- Chapter 10 – Case Studies-Tapi and Daman Ganga River Basins in Gujarat. .
Abstract:
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are a class of chemicals that are persistent, bio accumulative and toxic (PBT), which are restricted for use under the Stockholm Convention. They adversely impact the environment, human and animal health. Most of the POPs are semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and known to have a long-range transport potential and are often deposited in colder climate and found in places away from the regions they are produced. POPs are usually hydrophobic (i.e., “water-hating”) and lipophilic (i.e., “fat-loving”) chemicals, due to which they bind to solids, particularly organic matter, and fatty tissues in both marine and terrestrial environments. As a result, POPs may move up the food chain. This book focuses on determining the sources, fate, analytical techniques of detecting POPs as well as their health impacts. It further dwells on the regulatory aspects, management of POPs, best environmental practices (BEPs), Indian and international case studies, gaps in understanding the regulatory aspects. A few key recommendations for the way forward form the concluding chapters of this book.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
X, 200 p. 27 illus., 26 illus. in color.
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online resource.
Edition:
1st ed. 2023.
ISBN:
9783031313110
Series Statement:
Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies,
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0
DDC:
363.73
Language:
English
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