Preface (2nd Edition)
Twenty years after the first edition of this monograph was completed and published
with Springer, encouraged by our families and our publisher, we embarked on the
endeavour of evaluating thoroughly the progress made in method development,
applications and risk evaluation strategies in the now considered as well-established
field of enantioselective trace analysis of chiral organic pollutants and their implication for environmental health. In order to cover a broader and interdisciplinary
range of scientific aspects associated with the field of chiral organic pollutants, the
author team was extended with two highly experienced scientists with a documented
focus on method development, toxicity and pharmacology.
A large number of additional relevant chiral pollutants were examined, and a
variety of newly developed analytical technologies and strategies were included in
our discussions. Furthermore, relevant aspects on environmental toxicology, risk
assessment and societal considerations are now included in order to fully cover the
strong implication of chirality in pollution research. Consequently, the size of the
monograph increased in line with the accumulation of new relevant knowledge on
chiral organic pollutants, their fate and environmental implications in ecosystems.
The presented update is testimony to the constructive and fruitful collaboration of
the author team. The book is written for an academic readership meant to provide
updated scientific information on all relevant aspects of chiral organic pollutants.
Vinterbro
Roland Kallenborn
Hamburg
Heinrich Hühnerfuss
Madinah
Imran Ali
Cairo
Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein
August 8, 2020
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Twenty years after the first edition of this monograph was completed and published
with Springer, encouraged by our families and our publisher, we embarked on the
endeavour of evaluating thoroughly the progress made in method development,
applications and risk evaluation strategies in the now considered as well-established
field of enantioselective trace analysis of chiral organic pollutants and their implication for environmental health. In order to cover a broader and interdisciplinary
range of scientific aspects associated with the field of chiral organic pollutants, the
author team was extended with two highly experienced scientists with a documented
focus on method development, toxicity and pharmacology.
A large number of additional relevant chiral pollutants were examined, and a
variety of newly developed analytical technologies and strategies were included in
our discussions. Furthermore, relevant aspects on environmental toxicology, risk
assessment and societal considerations are now included in order to fully cover the
strong implication of chirality in pollution research. Consequently, the size of the
monograph increased in line with the accumulation of new relevant knowledge on
chiral organic pollutants, their fate and environmental implications in ecosystems.
The presented update is testimony to the constructive and fruitful collaboration of
the author team. The book is written for an academic readership meant to provide
updated scientific information on all relevant aspects of chiral organic pollutants.
Vinterbro
Roland Kallenborn
Hamburg
Heinrich Hühnerfuss
Madinah
Imran Ali
Cairo
Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein
August 8, 2020
vii