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Chapter 1.- Organic pollutants: Past, present and the future. Chapter 2.- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Sources and adverse effects to human health and Environment. Chapter 3.- Assessment of POPs in water. Chapter 4.- Monitoring of POPs: A Global Perspective. Chapter 5.- Organochlorines and organophosphates: Bioaccumulation and Toxicity. Chapter 6.- Pharmaceutical pollutants in water: Toxicity and health hazards. Chapter 7.- Textile organic chemicals in water: Pervasive toxicity to humans and aquatic animals. Chapter 8.- Organic toxins in cosmetic products: Quantification and risk evaluation. Chapter 9.- Disinfectant products: toxicity and health hazards. Chapter 10.- Obesogens and obesity: Challenges and prospects. Chapter 11.- Pheromones: A Potential alternative to organic recalcitrant compounds. Chapter 12.- Microplastics as carriers of organic pollutants: An overview. Chapter 13.- Removal of POPs through degradation mechanisms by possible technologies. Chapter 14.- Microbes assisted adsorptive removal of melanoidin from distillery effluents. Chapter 15.- Remediation of dye effluents using algal species. Chapter 16.- Recovery of organic nutrients through the remediation of solid waste. Chapter 17.- Post.- consumer organic waste management and nutrients recovery through ecofriendly techniques. Chapter 18.- Instrumental applications in the analysis of various organic pollutants.