Environmental chemistry in the twenty-first century

Human society actually faces many environmental challenges such as environmental pollution, climate changes and loss of biodiversity. These issues induce major risks for ecosystems and are a serious threat for further life on Earth. Anthropogenic pressure may continue to exacerbate the present-day p...

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Published in:Environmental chemistry letters 2017-06, Vol.15 (2), p.329-346
Main Authors: Ali, Hazrat, Khan, Ezzat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical Chemistry
Anthropocene
Anthropogenic factors
Atmospheric chemistry
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Chemistry
Chemometrics
Climate
Climate change
Disasters
Earth
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecosystems
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental statistics
Geochemistry
Mitigation
Pollution
Pollution abatement
Review
Statistical methods
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Summary:Human society actually faces many environmental challenges such as environmental pollution, climate changes and loss of biodiversity. These issues induce major risks for ecosystems and are a serious threat for further life on Earth. Anthropogenic pressure may continue to exacerbate the present-day problems. Prevention and mitigation of environmental issues demands sound science and dedicated political support. For that, environmental chemistry is a central and multidisciplinary science that will provide new concepts and applied methods to solve actual environmental issues. Here, we outline the scope of environmental chemistry. The Anthropocene era and major chemical disasters are discussed. We present also the challenges of atmospheric chemistry, analytical chemistry, statistics and chemometrics, and education in environmental chemistry.
ISSN:1610-3653
1610-3661
DOI:10.1007/s10311-016-0601-3