Contaminants of Emerging Environmental Concern

摘要

A new category of environmental contaminants is capturing the attention of citizens, scientists, and regulators: anthropogenic chemicals. These contaminants are predominantly unregulated and human made. They occur in air, soil, water, food, and human and animal tissues in trace concentrations. Not only do these chemical compounds persist in the environment, they are also capable of altering the physiology of target receptors. In ASCE's Environmental and Water Resources Institute, the Technical Committee on Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste management has compiled a book about these anthropogenic contaminants.