Analysis of Nanoplastics and Microplastics in Food

ISBN-13: 9781138600188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 224 str.

Leo M. L. Nollet; Khwaja Salahuddin Siddiqi

Opis

The ever-increasing use of plastics has created areas of floating plastic waste in the oceans. Nanoplastics and microplastics have made their way into food, particularly marine organisms This book describes the fate of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment and discusses sampling and analysis methods to detect and identify them.

Spis treści

Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Origin, Fate, Effects. Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Environment. Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Food. Sampling of Microplastics and Nanoplastics. Analysis Methods. Microplastics and PCBs, PAHs, and BPA. Microplastics in Freshwater.