The potential risks of emerging pollutants:Forms,features and management actions
The potential risks of emerging pollutants:Forms,features and management actions作者机构:Shanghai Maritime UniversityShanghai 201306CHINA
出 版 物:《Ecological Economy》 (生态经济(英文版))
年 卷 期:2022年第18卷第2期
页 面:156-160页
基 金:supported by the National Social Science Fund of China (Grant Nos. 20VHQ004 17BGJ046)。
摘 要:Emerging pollutants are synthetic or chemical or micro-organic contaminants unregulated,which constitutes potent risks and dangers for human environment and,finally,its health.However,due to their potential risks in production,use and contamination,both states and the public are hardly aware of their potential damages done to health and the environment before it is a little too late.New forms of pollutants are emerging for modern world with unprecedented risks worthy of wariness.The present article explores the categories of newly emerging pollutants,analyses their features and attempts to come up with technological and managerial solutions in managing emerging pollutants of such nature as organic pollutants,Environmental Endocrine Disruptors,etc.The paper also provides suggestions in taking actions leading to effective management and treatment of the emerging pollutants.