Emerging organic contaminants in aquatic environments: state-of-the-art and recent scientific contributions Authors Nicola Mastroianni Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona Miren López de Alda Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona Damià Barceló Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona / Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Scientific and Technological Park of the University of Girona, Girona Abstract Emerging contaminants are previously unknown or unrecognized contaminants whose presence in the environment is not necessarily new but which raise concern due to their potentially dangerous effects on the ecosystem and on human health. Due to their recent discovery or recognition as contaminants, information about the occurrence, fate, and toxicity of these compounds in the aquatic environment, as well as analytical methods for their detection in various environmental matrices, is scarce. We have intensively studied many of these classes of emerging contaminants (estrogens, pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, nanoparticles, polar pesticides, etc.). This article reviews the most recent contributions made by our group to the field of emerging contaminants with respect to the development of analytical methods, monitoring studies, and bioavailability, degradation, and toxicity studies. Downloads PDF Issue Vol. 6 No. 2 (2010): International Year of Chemistry: Special Issue / Salvador Alegret, Guest Editor Section Research reviews License This work is subject, unless the contrary is indicated in the text, the photographs or in other illustrations, to an Attribution —Non-Commercial— No Derivative Works 3.0 Creative Commons License, the full text of which can be consulted at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/. You are free to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work provided that the author is credited and reuse of the material is restricted to non-commercial purposes only and that no derivative works are created from the original material.
