Main description:

Wastewater-based Epidemiology for the Assessment of Human Exposure to Environmental Pollutants discusses wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) and its use in risk assessment and monitoring of human exposure to hazardous pollutants and pathogens. The book explores the health impacts of organic and inorganic pollutants from pesticides, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, phthalates, personal care products, and endocrine disruptors in the wastewater environment. The book examines the application of wastewater-based epidemiology in determining health risk and exposure to infectious diseases caused by viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, parasites, and bacteria. Other topics include detection techniques, sampling techniques, analytical methods, biomarkers, and the use of biosensors in wastewater-based epidemiology studies.

Contents:

1. Wastewater-based epidemiology applications for assessing and monitoring human exposure to infectious diseases
2. Wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing and monitoring SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 disease)
3. Wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing and monitoring pharmaceuticals consumption
4. Wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing and monitoring tobacco, nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol consumption
5. Wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing and monitoring human exposure to pesticides
6. Wastewater-based epidemiology application for assessing and monitoring human exposure to heavy metals
7. Wastewater-based epidemiology application for the evaluation of human exposure to endocrine disruptors
8. Wastewater-based epidemiology for the evaluation of human exposure to phthalate esters
9. Wastewater-based epidemiology for assessing the food consumption and dietary status of humans
10. Application of biosensors in wastewater-based epidemiology studies
11. Population biomarkers for wastewater-based epidemiology
12. Sampling techniques in wastewater-based epidemiology approach