This review summarizes peer-reviewed literature related to analysis, occurrence, and fate of emerging chemical contaminants in the water environment. The review focuses on the following broad categories of emerging contaminants: pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs); endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), including hormones, surfactants, and plasticizers; and brominated flame retar...

The occurrence of numerous emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment have been reported since they became a "hot topic" in the late 1990's. The detection of these substances in environmental waters is challenging because they are found at very low concentrations and are also structurally heterogeneous. Current analytical techniques used to detec...

In recent decades, because of significant progress in the analysis and detection of trace pollutants, emerging contaminants have been discovered and quantified in living beings and diverse environmental substances; however, the adverse effects of environmental exposure on the general population are largely unknown. This review summarizes the conclusions of the comprehensive epidemic literature ...

This biennial review covers developments in water analysis over the period of 2003-2004. A few significant references that appeared between January and February 2005 are also included. Analytical Chemistry’s current policy is to limit reviews to include 100-200 significant references and to mainly focus on new trends. As a result, as was done in the previous 2003 water analysis review (1), this...