1st Edition

Emerging Organic Contaminants in Soil Properties, Translocation, and Remediation

Edited By Ming Zhang, Mahtab Ahmad Copyright 2026
308 Pages 28 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

308 Pages 28 Color & 6 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) are either newly identified or newly detected contaminants that are toxic or potentially hazardous to the ecosystem. The EOCs include, but are not limited to, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), antibiotics, perfluoroalkyl sulfonate (PFAS), flame retardants, endocrine disruptors, etc., presenting new challenges for scientists, policymakers, and... Read more

1. Emerging Organic Contaminants

Innocent Tayari Mwizerwa, Mansuur Husein, Shahzad Afzal et al.

 

2. Environmental Behaviors of Emerging Organic Contaminants

Yajing Wu, Ming Zhang, and Jianjie Fu

 

3. Occurrence Of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Soil

Areej Tahir, Anam Khalid, Zarish Imtiazn, Faiqa Faryal,  Mehmood Aslam et al. 

 

4. Sorption of Emerging Organic Contaminants (EOCS) in Soil

Qandeel Zainab, Iqra Muhammad, Shahid Mahmood, Muzammil Anjum, Qaiser Hussain, and Azeem Khalid

 

5. Transport of Emerging Organic Contaminants (EOCs) in the Soil-Groundwater System

Noshin Masood, Nisbah Mushtaq, Mahtab Ahma, and Abida Farooqi

 

6. The Uptake of EOCs from Soil by Plants is Essential for Agricultural Food Safety and Phytoremediation

Saher Shahid and Mahtab Ahmad

 

7. Emerging Organic Contaminants in Soil Biota

Ruwandi Nilakshi, Nalin Madusanka Gunathilaka, Sahan Nishada Perera et al.

 

8. Global Regulations on Emerging Contaminants

Fang Tao

 

9. Physical Remediation of EOCs in Soil

Qaiser Hussain, Summaya Sajjad, Cheng Liu et al.

 

10. Chemical Remediation of EOCs in Soil

Hina Imtiaz, Lena Madden, and Mahtab Ahmad

 

11. Bioremediation and Related Interfacial Processes of EOCs in Soil

Dong Zhang, Hongting Zhao, Zhengfeng Hu et al.

 

12. Remediation Approaches and Cases for EOC-Contaminated Soils

Yuchi Zhong, Dong Zhang, and Ming Zhang

Biography

Ming Zhang is a professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Energy, Environment and Safety Engineering at China Jiliang University. His research interests include soil remediation of organic contaminants, biochar and other novel sorbents for environmental application, and the environmental behaviors of microplastics. He has published over 80 SCI-indexed papers. He was recognized as Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2022. He was a recognized scientist listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists (2023-2024).

Mahtab Ahmad is an associate professor at Quaid-i-Azam University. He is a recognized scientist listed in the world’s top 2% scientists. His research encompasses environmental chemistry, remediation of contaminated soils and waters, revitalization of abandoned soils, production and application of biochar from agricultural and solid waste materials, and carbon sequestration. Being activity engaged in research, Dr. Ahmad published research papers in reputed journals. He was awarded the Best Performance Award 2022-2023 as the Best Cited Scientist by the Quaid-i-Azam University. He is leading the Waste Management Group working on environment-friendly utilization of waste resources with a team of PhD, MPhil, and BS scholars.