Description:Organic and inorganic chemicals frequently exhibit toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, or sensitizing properties when getting in contact with the environment. This comprehensive introduction discusses risk assessment and analysis, environmental fate, transport, and breakdown pathways of chemicals, as well as methods for prevention and procedures for decontamination. Covers environmental systems of soil, water and sediment, as well as organisms and human beings. Gives an interdisciplinary perspective on the topic.