Worldwide regulatory frameworks for the assessment and remediation of contaminated soils
have moved towards a risk-based approach, taking contaminant bioavailability into …

Aquatic environments are often contaminated with complex mixtures of chemicals that may
pose a risk to ecosystems and human health. This contamination cannot be addressed with …

Environmental water quality monitoring aims to provide the data required for safeguarding
the environment against adverse biological effects from multiple chemical contamination …

Plastics debris in the marine environment, including resin pellets, fragments and
microscopic plastic fragments, contain organic contaminants, including polychlorinated …

Water is a vital resource for natural ecosystems and human life, and assuring a high quality
of water and protecting it from chemical contamination is a major societal goal in the …

Plastic debris litters marine and terrestrial habitats worldwide. It is ingested by numerous
species of animals, causing deleterious physical effects. High concentrations of hydrophobic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are amongst the most abundant contaminants
found in the aquatic environment. Due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity, their sources …

Environmental quality monitoring of water resources is challenged with providing the basis
for safeguarding the environment against adverse biological effects of anthropogenic …

Large numbers of organic pollutants (OPs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
pesticides and petroleum, are discharged into soil, posing a huge threat to natural …

This review provides a comprehensive overview about nonextractable residue (NER)
formation and attempts to classify the various types. Xenobiotic NER derived from parent …