Description
Book SynopsisORGANIC REACTIONS Thought-provoking discussions of the challenges posed byand potential solutions toplastic and microplastic pollution
In Plastic and Microplastic in the Environment: Management and Health Risks, a team of distinguished environmental researchers delivers an up-to-date exploration of plastic and microplastic environmental contamination, conventional and advanced plastics management techniques, and the policies adopted across the globe to combat the phenomenon of plastics contamination.
Containing a balanced focus on both conventional plastics and microplastics, this book discusses the potential health issues related to plastic and microplastic infiltration in a variety of global environments and environmental media, including freshwater environments, oceanic environments, soil and sediment, and air. Insightful treatments of commercial and social issues, including the roles of corporate social responsibility initiatives and general education
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
1. Sources, Occurrence, and Analysis of Microplastics in Freshwater Environments: A Review
2. Microplastic in freshwater environments–with special focus on the Indian scenario
3. Microplastic contamination in the marine food web: Its impact on human health
4. Microplastic in the aquatic ecosystem and human health implication
5. Interactions of microplastics towards an ecological risk in soil diversity: An appraisal
6. Microplastics in the air and their associated health impacts
7. Plastic marine litter in the southern and eastern Mediterranean Sea: current research trends and management strategies
8. Advanced detection techniques for microplastics in different environmental media
9. Bio-based and biodegradable plastics as alternatives to conventional plastics
10. Biodegradable plastics: New Challenges and Possibilities towards Green Sustainable Development
11. Current Trend, Challenges and Opportunities for Plastic Recycling
12. Microbial degradation of micro-plastics
13. Life cycle assessment (lca) of plastics
14. Role of education and society in dealing plastic pollution in the future
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