Ch.1. Analytical methods for the measurement of legacy and emerging POPs in complex sample matrices, Ying Guo and Kurunthachalam Kannan Ch.2. Bioanalytical approaches to understanding toxicological implications of mixtures of persistent organic pollutants in marine wildlife, Ling Jin, Caroline Gaus, and Beate I. Escher Ch.3. Fast analytical techniques based on microextraction, Ruifen Jiang and Gangfeng Ouyang Ch.4. Application of passive sampling techniques in measurement of HOCs in aquatic environments, Lian-Jun Bao and Eddy Y. Zeng Ch.5. Assessment of sediment toxicity with SPME-based approaches, Jing You, Huizhen Li, and Michael J. Lydy Ch.6. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment and their removal from wastewater through constructed wetlands, Cristina Avila and Joan Garcia Ch.7. Occurrence and fate of PPCPs in wastewater, Trine Eggen and Christian Vogelsang Ch.8. Atmospheric deposition of POPs: Implications for the chemical pollution of aquatic environments, Javier Castro Jimenez, Jordi Dachs and Steven J. Eisenreich Ch.9. Electronic waste: a new source of halogenated organic contaminants, Hong-Gang Ni and Eddy Y. Zeng Ch.10. Occurrence and human health risk of emerging organic contaminants in E-waste, David O. Carpenter Ch.11. Long-range and regional atmospheric transport of POPs and implications for global cycling, Kimberly J. Hageman, Christian Bogdal, and Martin Scheringer Ch.12. Occurrence and ecological risk of halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) in coastal zones, James C.W. Lam and Paul K.S. Lam Ch.13. Atmospheric long-range transport of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into Polar Regions, Roland Kallenborn, Hayley Hung, and Eva Brorstrom-Lunden Ch.14. Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated flame retardants, Liesbeth Weijs, Alin C. Dirtu, Govindan Malarvannan, and Adrian Covaci Ch.15. Bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soils: concept, analytical tools and application in the risk assessment, Bilqees M. Adedigba and Kirk, T. Semple Ch.16. Benzotriazoles: history, environmental distribution and potential ecological effects, Mark G. Cantwell, Julia C. Sullivan, and Robert M. Burgess Ch.17. QSARs on the thyroid hormone effects of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) derivatives, Fei Li, Xianhai Yang, Jingwen Chen, and Felichesmi Lyakurwa Ch.18. The toxicity of persistent organic pollutants to aquatic organisms, S. Michele Harmon Ch.19. Health-based risk assessment of PBDEs, Li Chen, Lucy Li, and Yunhui Zhang