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Fate and Transport of Emerging Pollutants in Aquatic Environment

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Researchers reviewed the behavior of several emerging pollutants — including microplastics, phthalates, and antibiotics — in aquatic environments, highlighting how these contaminants spread through water systems and interact with ecosystems in ways that are still not fully understood.

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This chapter provides an overview of some of the typical and widely publicized emerging pollutants that occur in various environmental matrices. These include, among others, phthalates, environmental endocrine disruptors, microplastics and antibiotics. The text...

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