Meet the Volume Editor

Prof. Mohamed Nageeb Rashed is a Professor of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry and former vice-dean for environmental affairs, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Egypt. He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Analytical Chemistry from Assiut University, Egypt, in 1989. His research interest is in analytical and environmental chemistry with special emphasis on: (1) monitoring and assessing biological trace elements and toxic

metals in human blood, urine, water, crops, vegetables, and medicinal plants; (2) relationships between environmental heavy metals and human diseases; (3) uses of biological indicators for monitoring water pollution; (4) environmental chemistry of lakes, rivers, and well water; (5) water and wastewater treatment by adsorption and photocatalysis techniques; (6) soil and water pollution monitoring, control, and treatment; and (7) advanced oxidation treatment. Prof. Rashed has supervised several MSc and Ph.D. theses in the field of analytical and environmental chemistry. He served as an examiner for several Ph.D. theses in analytical chemistry in India, Kazakhstan, and Botswana. He has published about ninety scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and several papers in national and international conferences. He participated as an invited speaker at thirty international conferences. Prof. Rashed is the editor-in-chief and an editorial board member for several international journals in the fields of chemistry and environment. He is a member of several national and international societies. He received the Egyptian State Award for Environmental Research in 2001 and the Aswan University Merit Award for Basic Science in 2020. Prof. Rashed was recognized in Stanford University's list of the World's Top 2% Scientists in 2020 and 2021.

Contents

**Section 1**

System as a New Target

*and Véronique Perrier*

*and Dev Vrat Kamboj*

Marine Organism

**Section 2**

in Wastewater

and Wildlife

**Preface XI**

Occurrence and Monitoring of POPs **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 55**

Technologies for POPs Treatment **67**

**Chapter 5 69**

**Chapter 6 89**

Endocrine Disruptor Impact on Zebrafish Larvae: Posterior Lateral Line

*by Ahmed Nasri, Patricia Aïssa, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi, Hamouda Beyrem* 

Role and Effect of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Our Environment

*by Nisha Gaur, Dhiraj Dutta, Aman Jaiswal, Rama Dubey* 

Impact of PCBs, Furan and Dioxin on Hepatocarcinogenesis *by Mohamed Helal, Sara Ghanem and Amany El-Sikaily*

Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bizerte Lagoon Ecosystem: Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecotoxicological Assessment Using

Type, Sources, Methods and Treatment of Organic Pollutants

Nonthermal Mechanochemical Destruction of POPs *by Giovanni Cagnetta and Mohammadtaghi Vakili*

*by Poslet Shumbula, Collet Maswanganyi and Ndivhuwo Shumbula*

*by Ahmed Nasri, Takoua Mhadhbi, Mohamed Allouche, Amel Hannachi, Hary Demey, Patricia Aïssa, Hamouda Beyrem and Ezzeddine Mahmoudi*

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Preface

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through biological, chemical, and photolytic processes. The most used POPs are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), lindane, dieldrin, and dioxins. Many POPs are currently used as pesticides, pharmaceuticals,

solvents, and industrial chemicals. Because of their persistence, POPs bioaccumulate and affect human health and the environment worldwide. They can be transported by wind and water from one country to another and thus can affect people and wildlife far from where they are used and released. POPs persist for long periods of time in the environment and can accumulate and pass from one species to the next through the food chain, accumulating in the body fat of living

This book gathers recent research by outstanding experts in monitoring and treatment technologies of POPs as well as their effects on human health and the environment. *Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - Monitoring, Impact and Treatment*  deals with several aspects of POP monitoring, occurrence, impact, and treatment technologies. The book is divided into two sections containing nine chapters. The first section covers monitoring, impacts, and occurrence in four chapters: Chapter 1 "Endocrine Disruptor Impact on Zebrafish Larvae: Posterior Lateral Line System as a New Target", Chapter 2 "Role and Effect of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Our Environment and Wildlife", Chapter 3 "Impact of PCBs, Furan and Dioxin on Hepatocarcinogenesis", and Chapter 4 "Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Bizerte Lagoon Ecosystem: Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecotoxicological Assessment Using Marine Organism". The second section explains the different techniques used for the treatment of POPs in five chapters: Chapter 5 "Type, Sources, Methods and Treatment of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Wastewater", Chapter 6 "Nonthermal Mechanochemical Destruction of POPs", Chapter 7 "Physiochemical Properties and Removal Methods of Phenolic Compounds from Waste Waters", Chapter 8 "Occurrence and Removal of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)", and Chapter 9 "Recent Developments in the Application of Advanced Oxidative Processes for Remediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Water." This volume is a useful resource for researchers and professionals

I would like to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Sally Salaah Eldin Elshalqamy, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria Egypt, and Dr. Sawsan Elateek, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt, for their

organisms.

working with POPs.
