Microplastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process

This open access book examines global plastic pollution, an issue that has become a critical societal challenge with implications for environmental and public health. This volume provides a comprehensive, holistic analysis on the plastic cycle and its subsequent effects on biota, food security, and...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bank, Michael S. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:1st ed. 2022.
Series:Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management,
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Microplastic Cycle: An Introduction to a Complex Issue
  • Chapter 2. Analytical Chemistry of Plastic Debris: Sampling, Methods and Instrumentation
  • Chapter 3. Evaluating Microplastic Experimental Design and Exposure Studies in Aquatic Organisms
  • Chapter 4. Microplastics in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments
  • Chapter 5. Microplastics in the Ocean and Seafood: Implications for Food Security
  • Chapter 6. Weight of evidence for the Microplastic Vector Effect in the Context of Chemical Risk Assessment
  • Chapter 7. Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments
  • Chapter 8. Dietary Exposure to Additives and Sorbed Contaminants from Ingested Microplastic Particles through the Consumption of Fisheries and Aquaculture Products
  • Chapter 9. The Microplastic-Antimicrobial Resistance Connection
  • Chapter 10. The United Nations Basel Convention's Global Plastic Waste Partnership: History, Evolution and Progress
  • Chapter 11. Solutions to Plastic Pollution: A Conceptual Framework to Tackle a Wicked Problem.