Freshwater Microplastics: Emerging Environmental Contaminants?

• Main Author: Scott Lambert (auth)
• Other Authors: Martin Wagner (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2018
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
• Subjects: Environmental economics; Plastic contamination; Microplastic pollution; Microplastic-associated biofilms; Freshwater pollution; Emerging contaminants; Inland water pollution; Plastic pollution
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This volume focuses on microscopic plastic debris, also referred to as microplastics, which have been detected in aquatic environments around the globe and have accordingly raised serious concerns. The book explores whether microplastics represent emerging contaminants in freshwater systems, an area...