Plastic and microplastic in the environment : management and health risks /: management and health risks. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Arif Ahamad, Pardeep Singh, Dhanesh Tiwari.
• Editors: Ahamad, Arif; Singh, Pardeep; Tiwari, Dhanesh
• 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 Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.738; Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects; Microplastics -- Environmental aspects; Plastics -- Toxicology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119800880
• Related ISBNs: 9781119800781
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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