The Old and New Persistent Organic Pollutants; Sources, Risks, Regulations, and Remediation by Ravi Naidu, 2025
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of new and old hazardous chemicals, their physical and chemical properties, their breakdown products, their fate in the environment, and the environmental and human risk impact.
Our understanding of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), their exposure pathways, and their impact on the environment and human health is constantly evolving and the list of new and emerging POPs is constantly changing. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of new and old hazardous chemicals, their physical and chemical properties, their breakdown products, their fate in the environment, and the environmental and human risk impact. It discusses global policies based on the United Nations’ FAO frameworks, explains the severity of contamination, and raises awareness on the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in developed and developing countries.
Features:
• Provides a broad temporal perspective on POPs with contributions from a global team of experts.
• Covers chemistry, toxicology, remediation, regulation, and conventions related to POPs.
• Explains systematically the fate and behavior of POPs and their effect on the environment and ultimately the impact on human health.
• Brings together for the first time information on global policies on POPs.
• Includes case studies that detail assessment criteria of old and new POPs as well as remediation technologies.
This book is an excellent resource for professionals, researchers, academics, and students who work in or study environmental risk assessment and remediation.
Sustainable Use of Plants and Their Products in Neurodegenerative Diseases Management by Johnson O. Oladele et al, 2025
Addresses the prevalence and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, and the roles of phytoconstituents in mitigating the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
which, in turn, affect brain health. Sustainable Use of Plants and Their Products in Neurodegenerative Diseases Management addresses the prevalence and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases
and the roles of phytoconstituents in mitigating the progression of
neurodegenerative diseases. It provides a molecular understanding of the pathophysiology underpinning neurodegenerative diseases, the role of herbal/plant products and their phytoconstituents in the treatment of these diseases,
and practical strategies to prevent these pathological conditions.
Features
• Contains the latest molecular and cellular-based research findings on medicinal plants in brain health and neurodegenerative diseases
• Explains practical strategies to prevent neurodegenerative diseases using medicinal plants and their phytoconstituents
Sustainable Use of Plants and Their Products in Neurodegenerative Diseases Management opens new research areas for academia and scientists; enhances student knowledge in pharmacognosy, medicine, pharmaceuticals, biomedical and biological sciences, and other related fields of studies; and enables traditional healers and clinicians to make recommendations for their neurological patients.
Plastisphere; The Ecosystem of Plastics by Meththika Vithanagee at al, 2025
This book examines the plastisphere and reveals a secret world of microbes that have adapted to live on plastic surfaces. It explains the ecological effects of plastic pollution, health concerns, microbial ecology, mitigation techniques, and advocates sustainable solutions. Readers will explore its mysteries in this thought-provoking book.
Features:
• Presents recent insights into the fundamentals of the plastisphere, with a specific focus on environmental interactions.
• Introduces the work of global experts and their ongoing studies, creative approaches, and new discoveries.
• Highlights the macro and molecular interactions of environmental domains with the plastisphere.
• Explores the notion of bioinvasion that can threaten the health and productivity of our ecosystems.
• Includes detailed multidisciplinary data on the behavior of plastic materials and environmental microbiome.
• Explains the main factors causing ecosystems to evolve and to live in human‑made plastic environments.
• Helps readers from various backgrounds to gain a thorough understanding of the topic of the plastisphere.
This book is an insightful reference for researchers, academics, students, and professionals in Environmental Science, Microbiology, Environmental Engineering, Oceanography, and Material Science.
Ecological and Human Health Impacts of Contaminated Food and Environments by Ming Hung Wong, 2025
This book discusses linkages between the natural and disturbed chemical composition of the earth's surface and ecological and human health. It reviews the environmental geochemical cycles of natural elements and persistent toxic substances (PTS) in the environment.
This book discusses linkages between the natural and disturbed chemical composition of the earth's surface and ecological and human health. It reviews the environmental geochemical cycles of natural elements and persistent toxic substances (PTS) in the environment.
Functional Compounds and Foods of Plant Origin by Krishan Dutt Sharma et al, 2025
This new book reports on the emerging and novel technologies for the development of functional foods from plants, providing a comprehensive look into their characterization, validation, and transformation into novel products.
Discussing the nutraceutical potential of plant-based functional foods and compounds, the book considers millets, cereals, fruits, vegetables as well as spices, herbs, and aromatic plants for potential health-promoting qualities. This new volume, Functional Compounds and Foods of Plant Origin, provides some new information that will be valuable to scientists, researchers, and professionals involved in the development of nutraceutical and functional foods and beverages. food industry Reports on new technologies for development of functional foods from plants, providing a comprehensive look into plant-based functional foods, their characterization, validation, and their transformation into novel products. Discusses the nutraceutical potential of plant-based functional foods and compounds.
Cybersecurity, Cybercrimes, an Smart Emerging Technologies by
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Cybersecurity, Cybercrimes, and Smart Emerging Technologies (CCSET 2023), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5th–7th December, 2023
This book presents cutting-edge research and advancements in the rapidly evolving fields of cybersecurity, cybercrimes, and smart emerging technologies. It serves as a comprehensive reference guide for the latest trends and challenges in securing our digital world.
It highlights critical themes such as the application of AI and machine learning in threat detection and automation, the security implications of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, safeguarding critical infrastructure and the IoT, addressing data privacy and governance, and advancing malware analysis and detection techniques. It also delves into technological breakthroughs in deep learning for fake account detection, blockchain for secure data exchange, DDoS mitigation strategies, and novel approaches to malware analysis. These findings provide valuable insights into current and emerging cyber threats and effective countermeasures.
This book is an essential resource for researchers, cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, and anyone seeking to understand the complex landscape of cybersecurity in the digital age.