Analytical Methods for Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern
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Analytical Methods for Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern

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Analytical Methods for Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern

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Analytical Methods for Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Provides the analytical methodology required to detect different families of organic compounds of emerging concern (CECs) from environmental samples

Most contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) ā€”such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides, sunscreens, perfluorinated compounds, and microplasticsā€”have been present in the environment for years, yet some have only recently been identified, and many of these organic compounds remain unregulated. Analytical methods have been developed to determine the toxicity and risk of different families of CECs.

Analytical Methods for Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern presents the methods currently available to determine families of organic CECs in environmental samples. Each section of the book is devoted to a particular family of CECs, covering different analytical methods supported by examples of both cutting-edge research and commonly used methods. An international panel of experts describes every step of the analytical procedures, including sample preparation, chromatographic separation coupled to mass spectrometry or other instrumental techniques. Specific requirements are linked to the properties of the contaminants and the sample matrix for each procedure presented. Throughout the book, in-depth case studies of analytical procedures for CEC extraction, separation, and determination are presented to help readers transfer the analytical methods to their laboratories.

  • Provides detailed descriptions of various approaches for determining each group of CECs in environmental samples
  • Covers different types of aqueous, solid, and atmospheric samples
  • Includes up-to-date information on CEC properties, relevant legislation, reported or potential metabolites/transformation products, and environmental occurrence
  • Addresses CECs such as novel psychoactive substances, artificial sweeteners, musk fragrances, disinfection byproducts, and microplastics
  • Offers practical tips and advice on special care procedures to assist readers in CEC determination

Analytical Methods for Environmental Contaminants of Emerging Concern is an essential reference and guide for advanced students and researchers in analytical chemistry and science, environmental science, forensic science, and specialized subjects related to analytical chemistry.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781119763864
eBook ISBN
9781119763888
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Analytic Chemistry

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Pesticides

Irene DomĆ­nguez, RosalĆ­a LĆ³pez Ruiz, Antonia Garrido Frenich, and Roberto Romero GonzĆ”lez
Department of Chemistry and Physics, Andalusian Center for the Assessment and Monitoring of Global
Change (CAESCG), University of Almeria, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, Almeria, Spain

1.1 Overview of Pesticides

There are thousands of chemicals that can enter the environment and pesticides are among the most significant. They have been used in the last decades in several areas, but agricultural activity is the main source of the impact of pesticides in the environment and therefore they can be present in soil, water, crops as well as in the atmosphere [1].

1.1.1 Properties

Pesticides are a class of chemicals used to limit, inhibit or prevent the growth of harmful animals, insects, weeds or fungi [2]. They can be classified according to different criteria, such as target organism, origin or chemical structure, but the most common is considering the target organism, being herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc., among others [3]. There are more than 800 active components and they are available in different accessible products [4]. Despite the benefits of the use of these compounds, they can be toxic to humans and many of them have been classified as endocrine disruptors, and carcinogenic effects have also been reported [5].
The widespread use of pesticides in combination with their physico-chemical properties, such as water solubility, octanol/water partition coefficient, volatility and stability against degradation by abiotic and biotic factors, are the reasons for their distribution and occurrence in different environmental matrices such as water, soil, air and biota [6] by physical processes as sedimentation leaching, sorption and volatilization.
Once pesticides are in the environment, they can be transformed by biotic or abiotic process [7], increasing the number of potential transformation products (TPs) that can be detected, and most of them are still unknown [8]. In this sense, TPs could also have environmental concern and so in addition to the parent compounds they should also be monitored in order to get a comprehensive overview of the environmental fate of pesticides.

1.1.2 Legislation

The presence of these pollutants poses a potential risk for the environment and human health and, therefore, international organizations have set legal limits regarding the presence of pesticides in water and other environmental matrices, for controlling and preventing contamination of environmental ecosystems.
For instance, in Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) is intended to protect transitional waters, inland surface waters, coastal waters and groundwater. Strategies against the chemical pollution of surface waters led to the Directive 2008/105/EC [9], establishing concentration limits of 33 priority substances and 8 other pollutants, including some pesticides such as simazine and trifluralin. Priority substances are considered to pose a significant risk to or via the aquatic environment, so environmental quality standards (EQSs) were set for each of them. Then, amending Directive 2013/39/EU [10] introduced 12 new compounds to the list and the need to establish an additional list of potential water pollutants (Watch List) that should be carefully monitored to support future reviews of the priority substances list. Currently, among the priority substances are 24 pesticides with Annual Average EQS (AA-EQS) values ranging from 1 Ɨ 10āˆ’8 Āµg lāˆ’1 for heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide to 1 Āµg lāˆ’1 for simazine. In 2020, the European Union (EU) established a new Watch List of substances, including azole compounds and providing maximum acceptable method detection limits for them from 29 to 199 ng lāˆ’1 [11]. Additionally, the Drinking Water Directive 98/83/EC, amended by EU 2015/1787 [12], set special quality requirements for water for human consumption. It set concentration limits for a range of hazardous substances, including pesticides, establishing a general maximum individual concentration of 0.1 Āµg lāˆ’1 for individual pesticides (0.030 Āµg lāˆ’1 in the case of aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide) and 0.5 Āµg lāˆ’1 for the sum of all individual pesticides and relevant metabolites/TPs detected. The same values, 0.1 and 0.5 Āµg lāˆ’1, for individual and to...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Pesticides
  8. 2 Pharmaceuticals
  9. 3 Personal Care Products
  10. 4 New Psychoactive Substances
  11. 5 Artificial Sweeteners
  12. 6 Perfluorinated Substances
  13. 7 High Production Volume Chemicals
  14. 8 Musk Fragrances
  15. 9 Disinfection Byproducts in Water
  16. 10 Microplastics
  17. Index
  18. End User License Agreement

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