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Microplastic Pollutants
Introducing the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment, this timely full-color illustrated multidisciplinary book is dedicated exclusively to the subject of microplastics and highlights the very recent realization that microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food chains around the world.
Christopher Blair Crawford (Author), Brian Quinn (Author)
9780128094068, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 28 November 2016
336 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg
Microplastic Pollutants introduces the reader to the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment and is the first ever book dedicated exclusively to the subject of microplastics. Importantly, this timely full-colour illustrated multidisciplinary book highlights the very recent realization that microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food chains around the world. Microplastic pollutants is currently an important topic in both industry and academia, as well as among legislative bodies, and research in this area is gaining considerable attention from both the worldwide media and scientific community on a rapidly increasing scale. Ultimately, this book provides an excellent source of reference and information on microplastics for scientists, engineers, students, industry, policy makers and citizens alike.
1. The emergence of plastics2. The contemporary history of plastics3. Plastic production, waste and legislation4. Physiochemical properties and degradation5. Microplastics, standardisation and spatial distribution6. The interactions of microplastics and chemical pollutants7. The biological impacts and effects of contaminated microplastics8. Microplastic collection techniques9. Microplastic separation techniques10. Microplastic identification techniques
Subject Areas: Pollution control [TQK]
