Applied water science

""Blue is the new green." Water has, over the last decade, quickly become one of the hottest and most important topics in the scientific world. It is important that books like this one keep engineers and scientists working in water management and other applied water sciences up to date on all of the latest trends and to offer a basic overview for new hires in the field"--

Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Sorbent-Based Microextraction Techniques for the Analysis of Phthalic Acid Esters in Water Samples -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Solid-Phase Microextraction -- 1.3 Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction -- 1.4 Solid-Phase Extraction -- 1.5 Others Minor Sorbent-Based Microextraction Techniques -- 1.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Occurrence, Human Health Risks, and Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Aqueous Systems: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Occurrence and Behaviour of Pharmaceutics in Aquatic Systems -- 2.2.1 Nature and Sources -- 2.2.2 Dissemination and Occurrence in Aquatic Systems -- 2.2.3 Behaviour in Aquatic Systems -- 2.3 Human Health Risks and Their Mitigation -- 2.3.1 Human Exposure Pathways -- 2.3.2 Potential Human Health Risks -- 2.3.3 Human Health Risks: A Developing World Perspective -- 2.3.4 Removal of Pharmaceuticals -- 2.3.4.1 Conventional Removal Methods -- 2.3.4.2 Advanced Removal Methods -- 2.3.4.3 Hybrid Removal Processes -- 2.4 Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Directions -- 2.4.1 Increasing Africa's Research Footpri…