Emergent substance

Substance gradually found in the environment when monitoring and analytical techniques are improving. Emerging pollutants currently found are: steroids, medicines (antibiotics, hormones), the degradation products of non-ionic detergents, disinfectants, phthalates, flame retardants, antioxidants, etc. They are characterized by their long-term effects on health, such as the development of cancer, due to their accumulation and persistence, even at very low doses.