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Hazardous Environmental Micro-pollutants, Health Impacts and Allied Treatment Technologies pp 105–141Cite as

Emerging Organic Contaminants, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs): A Threat to Water Quality

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Underground water contamination is a big challenge of this century. Emerging organic contaminants (EOC), personal care products (PCPs), industrial products, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, engineered nanomaterials, veterinary products, and food additives may pose threat to human health, and ecosystem. The ground water contamination which is the main source of drinking water, is an area of greater concern for the present and future of human civics. This chapter encompasses the possible emission sources in groundwater, contaminated surface water, and the fate of EOC, PCPs, and pharmaceuticals. The advancements in analytical techniques and precise equipment, quantitative detection of these contaminants is now possible and more compounds can be speckled now. Probably it is not possible to remove these pollutants from underground water reservoirs; however; detection of contaminants, their control at source, awareness campaigns and regulatory framework are possible approaches to compete this alarming challenge.

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Ahmad, B., Imran, M. (2022). Emerging Organic Contaminants, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs): A Threat to Water Quality. In: Ahmed, T., Hashmi, M.Z. (eds) Hazardous Environmental Micro-pollutants, Health Impacts and Allied Treatment Technologies. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96523-5_6

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