Abstract
Major developments in industrial activities have led to a variety of chemical substances in the environment, commonly called emerging pollutants (EPs). They are ubiquitous and constantly leak into the environment and accumulate over time. EPs such as pharmaceutical products, heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics, and persistent organic pollutants have drawn the attention of many nations owing to the perceived threats that they represent to human health and biota within the environment in terms of their bioaccumulation and persistence. To enhance knowledge about EPs, this chapter discusses the origins, occurrence, impact, removal technologies, processing, and screening of EPs in wastewater and solid waste. Furthermore, the chapter describes various biological, chemical and physical technologies that have been developed to deal with EPs. Also described are sophisticated detection techniques used to detect EPs in various samples.
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