Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments

An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency

Eddy Y Zeng

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9780443153334
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Biological Sciences

This second edition of Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments: An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency presents 14 chapters, through which a team of global, expert contributors cover a full range of microplastic research. The first chapter describes the general patterns for sources, occurrence, and transport of microplastics to lead off the book. The next batch of chapters covers sampling analytical methods for quantifying microplastics in the environment, followed by chapters addressing the association of chemicals with microplastics. A large cluster of chapters focus on the fate and transport of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants, freshwater systems, marine environment, terrestrial settings, and riverine runoff that connects terrestrial and marine systems. The next few chapters examine biotransport and effects of microplastics in organisms. The last two chapters are dedicated to two emerging research areas: nanoplastics in the environment and management strategies for global plastic pollution. Outlooks for future research to better understand the situation and further improvements of microplastic research are also covered.In the 6 years since the previous edition published, this fast-moving area has evolved, and the contents of this revision reflect that. There are numerous brand-new chapters, chapters that have been revised, and chapters that have been completely refocused. This book provides an overview of microplastics research. It is a guide for researchers to better understand the occurrence of microplastics. Ideally, this book provides basic background knowledge of microplastics for oceanographers, ecologists, and climatologists. - Provides an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of different methods for sampling, identification, and enumeration of microplastics - Contains contributions from world experts with a diverse range of backgrounds, all brought together by a well-known, experienced editor - Presents information on microplastics in a unified place, with easy access for the reader

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 : Plastic debris: An overview of composition, sources, environmental occurrence, transport, and fate
• Chapter 2 : Analysis and detection methods of microplastics in the environment
• Chapter 3 : Sampling and analyzing microplastics in rivers: What methods are being used after a decade of research?
• Chapter 4 : Limitations for microplastic quantification in the ocean and recommendations for improvement and standardization
• Chapter 5 : Sorption of toxic chemicals on microplastics
• Chapter 6 : Chemicals associated with marine plastic debris and microplastics: Analyses and contaminant levels
• Chapter 7 : Occurrence and fate of microplastics in urban water management systems
• Chapter 8 : Microplastics in the terrestrial environment
• Chapter 9 : Microplastics particles in coastal zone: Approach of physical oceanography
• Chapter 10 : Riverine inputs of land-based microplastics and affiliated hydrophobic organic contaminants to the global oceans
• Chapter 11 : Paint particles on aquatic organisms: An emerging issue of contamination
• Chapter 12 : The effects of microplastic pollution on aquatic organisms
• Chapter 13 : Nanoplastics in aquatic environments—Sources, sampling techniques, and identification methods
• Chapter 14 : Management strategy and mitigation measures for plastic pollution
• Index
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