Volatile Methylsiloxanes in the Environment

Comprising 12 chapters, this book focuses on volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs), the shorter—chained organosiloxanes, and reviews the main areas and environmental compartments where they have been found and studied.

It opens with a detailed description of the structural and functional properties, toxic risks and possible transformations of VMSs in the environment and their main uses in various activities and products, as well as the identification of the main sources of emission. Further chap...