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Scope of Conventional Versus Advanced Technologies for the Control and Prevention of Emerging Contamination

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Owing to on-going demographic shifts, urbanization and changing life styles supported by rapid industrialization, pollution by so-called emerging contaminants (ECs) is a rising environmental and public health concern globally.

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Srivastava, A. (2021). Scope of Conventional Versus Advanced Technologies for the Control and Prevention of Emerging Contamination. In: Kumar, M., Snow, D., Honda, R., Mukherjee, S. (eds) Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4599-3_17

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