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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Bank, Michael S. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Series:	Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management,
Subjects:	Environmental management. Ecotoxicology. Environmental health. Climate change. Environmental Management. Environmental Health. Climate Change. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.