“Old” and “new” contaminants and their management: learning from the past, looking to the future
“Old” and “new” contaminants and their management: learning from the past, looking to the future
Within the 50 year lifetime of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH), we have seen a number of contaminants transfer from being the wonder chemical of their day through to becoming current contaminants of concern. This is also true for a variety of emerging contaminants such as plastic microbeads, pharmaceutical residues, and fire retardant chemicals, amongst others. This thought piece discusses the risk associated with a range of these emerging contaminants, their global nature, how existing models and frameworks can be applied to deal with their impacts, and research and management gaps and challenges.
Antimicrobial resistance, Emerging contaminants, Human Health, Pharmaceutical residues, Plastics, Risk
Gibson, Gillian
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Cundy, Andy
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Kafwamfwa, Nswana
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Stewart, Alex
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9 August 2021
Gibson, Gillian
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Cundy, Andy
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Kafwamfwa, Nswana
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Stewart, Alex
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Gibson, Gillian, Cundy, Andy, Kafwamfwa, Nswana and Stewart, Alex
(2021)
“Old” and “new” contaminants and their management: learning from the past, looking to the future.
Environmental Geochemistry and Health.
(doi:10.1007/s10653-021-01042-6).
Abstract
Within the 50 year lifetime of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH), we have seen a number of contaminants transfer from being the wonder chemical of their day through to becoming current contaminants of concern. This is also true for a variety of emerging contaminants such as plastic microbeads, pharmaceutical residues, and fire retardant chemicals, amongst others. This thought piece discusses the risk associated with a range of these emerging contaminants, their global nature, how existing models and frameworks can be applied to deal with their impacts, and research and management gaps and challenges.
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Antimicrobial resistance, Emerging contaminants, Human Health, Pharmaceutical residues, Plastics, Risk
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ISSN: 0269-4042
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