Edited by
An Li, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Shinsuke Tanabe, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Guibin Jiang, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
John Giesy, University of Saskatachewan, Canada
Paul Lam, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon
Description
Large amounts of data obtained through environmental monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in 10 Asian countries and Australia
have been compiled and explored using principles of environmental chemistry, toxicology, and risk assessment. This book also includes
descriptions and discussions of current governmental policies, monitoring and surveillance programs, history of manufacturing and applications,
emission sources, impacts on human health, and cross-boundary transport of POPs in these countries.
Included in series
Developments in Environmental Science
Audience:
Environmental researchers, government decisions makers, international organizations, environmental organizations, chemical industries
seeking information on persistent organic pollutants on a global scale.
