Acknowledgements
This book project is the upshot of collaborations under the aegis of Asia Pacific
Network (APN), Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), UK-India
Education Research and Innovation (UKIERI), Water Advanced Research and
Innovation (WARI) and WIN Foundation, USA. The mandate under these
collaborations/projects was to discover reigning technology to tackle the contaminants present in the water systems. Therefore, we compiled this comprehensive
reference book on the global strength, environmental status, chemical risk assessment and management strategies of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs)
with relevant modern techniques along with the principle focus on concurrent
“Emerging Water Quality Issues”. We acknowledge the constant support and
co-operation of administration and colleague of Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Gandhinagar, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA, and Kanazawa
University, Japan. We would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all
the domain experts, Dr. Arbind Kumar Patel, Mr. Radhakrishnan Madhavamani,
Mr. Ashok Kumar and Mrs. Swati Meherishi for their persistent and hard efforts in
the successful coordination of the present book project. We acknowledge every
small help received from our colleagues, students, peers and notable academicians
without whom we would not have been completed our editorial responsibilities on
time. Last but not least, we acknowledge the constant care and support of our
families, parents and well-wishers with which this book project came into reality.
Dr. Manish Kumar
Prof. Ryo Honda
Prof. Daniel D. Snow
Dr. Santanu Mukherjee
xiii
This book project is the upshot of collaborations under the aegis of Asia Pacific
Network (APN), Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM), UK-India
Education Research and Innovation (UKIERI), Water Advanced Research and
Innovation (WARI) and WIN Foundation, USA. The mandate under these
collaborations/projects was to discover reigning technology to tackle the contaminants present in the water systems. Therefore, we compiled this comprehensive
reference book on the global strength, environmental status, chemical risk assessment and management strategies of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs)
with relevant modern techniques along with the principle focus on concurrent
“Emerging Water Quality Issues”. We acknowledge the constant support and
co-operation of administration and colleague of Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Gandhinagar, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA, and Kanazawa
University, Japan. We would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all
the domain experts, Dr. Arbind Kumar Patel, Mr. Radhakrishnan Madhavamani,
Mr. Ashok Kumar and Mrs. Swati Meherishi for their persistent and hard efforts in
the successful coordination of the present book project. We acknowledge every
small help received from our colleagues, students, peers and notable academicians
without whom we would not have been completed our editorial responsibilities on
time. Last but not least, we acknowledge the constant care and support of our
families, parents and well-wishers with which this book project came into reality.
Dr. Manish Kumar
Prof. Ryo Honda
Prof. Daniel D. Snow
Dr. Santanu Mukherjee
xiii