Synopses & Reviews
Borne out of the current widespread interest in the pollution of water bodies, this book explores the latest research concerning the photochemical fate of organic pollutants in surface water. Considering both the functioning of ecosystems and the behaviour of emerging pollutants in those ecosystems, it is dedicated to techniques that can be used in the field and in the laboratory for the detection of pollutants and of their transformation intermediates. The inclusion of photochemical processes that have not gained previous coverage will afford the reader novel insights, whilst the focus on modelling and transformation intermediates will ensure the title's relevance to academics, the chemical manufacturing industries and environmental assessment experts alike.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Chemistry and Dynamics of Water Bodies; Sunlight Penetration in Water Bodies; Direct Photolysis Processes; Photochemical Reactivity of Organic Matter and its Size Fractions; Fluorescence Matrix to Characterize Organic Matter; Phototransformation Induced by OH Radicals; The Role of Singlet Oxygen in Surface Waters Photochemistry; Processes Sensitized by Organic Matter Triplet States; Phototransformation of Organic Compounds Induced by Iron Species; Photochemical Kinetics in Surface Waters; Use of Chemometrics as a Tool to Assess Photodegradation; Analytical Approaches for the Detection of Micropollutants in Natural Waters; Photochemical Fate of Micropollutants in Aqueous Systems through Field Studies and Laboratory Simulation; Pollutants Phototransformation: Case Studies; Subject Index