"Shows a deeper insight in a specific environmental compartment and gives detailed information about effects, side effects, and cooperative effects. .... The present book is a comprehensive and diverse contribution in the field of microplastics in terrestrial environments. The 22 chapters provide not only insights into the environmental sciences, but they also show foresights and stakeholder-relevant connections. It is the first book summarizing the state of the art and a unique resource to any scientist in this field." (Katrin Schuhen, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Issue 413, 2021)
Part 1. Analytical methods of microplastics in terrestrial environments
Chapter 1. Analytical methods for microplastics in environments: current advances and challenges
DOI: 10.1007/698_2019_436
Menting Liu, Shibo Lu, Yingxing Chen, Moritz Bigalke, and Defu He
Chapter 2. Identification and characterization methods for microplastics basing on spatial imaging in micro-/nanoscales
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_446
Wenfeng Li, Yongming Luo, and Xiangliang Pan
Part 2. Source, fate, distribution of microplastics in terrestrial environments
Chapter 3. Microplastics in urban environments: sources, pathways and distribution
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_447
Rong Qiu, Yang Song, Xiaoting Zhang, Bing Xie, and Defu He
Chapter 4. Microplastics in agricultural soils
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_448
Wenfeng Li, Yongming Luo, and Xiangliang Pan
Chapter 5. The distribution and characteristics of microplastics in coastal beaches and mangrove wetlands
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_459
Qian Zhou, Haibo Zhang, Joanna J. Waniek, and Yongming Luo
Chapter 6. Microplastics in inland small waterbodies
DOI: 10.1007/698_2019_445
Lingling Hu, Defu He, and Huahong Shi
Chapter 7. Microplastics in the sediments: From rivers to lakes investigated in the biggest freshwater lake (Poyang Lake) basin and Yangtze River in China
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_464
Minfei Jian, Longyin Zhou, Wenhua Li, Dan Rao, Xien Wu, Chen Zhang, and Shuli Liu
Chapter 8. Sources of microplastic in the environment
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_449
Lihui An, Qing Liu, Yixiang Deng, Wennan Wu, Yirao Gao, and Wei Ling
Chapter 9. Interaction of microplastics and organic pollutants: quantification, environmental fates and ecological consequences
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_451
Haibo Zhang, Yufan Fei, Han Wang, Yiyang Chen, Shunyin Huang, Jiaqing Wang, Yazhi Tong, Dishi Wen, Bianying Zhou, Xiwei He, Xiaoyu Xia, and Yongming Luo
Chapter 10. Interaction of microplastics and heavy metals: toxicity, mechanisms and environmental implications
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_460
Xiaofeng Jiang and Mei Li
Part 3. Ecological effects of microplastics in terrestrial environments
Chapter 11. Microplastics and their effects on soil function as a life-supporting system
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_450
Anderson Abel de Souza Machado, Alice A. Horton, Taylor Davis, and Stefanie Maaß
Chapter 12. Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_456
Ved Prakash, Shreya Dwivedi, Krishna Gautam, Monika Seth, and Sadasivam Anbumani
Chapter 13. Microplastics in soil ecosystem: insight on its fate and impacts on soil quality
Chapter 14. The toxicity of (nano)microplastics on C. elegans and its mechanisms
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_452
Jiani Hu, Xingyu Li, Lili Lei, Dayong Wang, and Defu He
Chapter 15. Uptake of microplastics and their effects on plants
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_465
Lianzhen Li, Jie Yang, Qian Zhou, Ruijie Li, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, and Yongming Luo
Chapter 16. Biofilms of microplastics
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_461
Chen Tu, Qian Zhou, Chenjie Zhang, Ying Liu, and Yongming Luo
Part 4. Health risks of microplastics in terrestrial environments
Chapter 17. Tissue accumulation of microplastics and toxic effects: Widespread health risks of microplastics exposure
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_454
Yongfeng Deng, Zehua Yan, Qiande Zhu, and Yan Zhang
Chapter 18. Microplastics in food: health risks
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_453
Qun Zhang, Yaping Zhao, Jiana Li, and Huahong Shi
Chapter 19. Microplastics in aquaculture systems and their transfer in the food chain
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_455
Weiwei Lyu, Qiang Chen, Lin Cheng, and Wenzong Zhou
Part 5. Control approaches for microplastics in terrestrial environments
Chapter 20. Biodegradation of plastics in Tenebrio genus (mealworms)
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_457
Shan-Shan Yang and Wei-Min Wu
Chapter 21. Plastics of the future? The impact of biodegradable polymers on the environment
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_462
Leicheng Zhao, Lili Rong, Longfei Zhao, Jintao Yang, Lei Wang, and Hongwen Sun
Chapter 22. Countermeasures on plastic and microplastic garbage management
DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_463
Yixiang Deng, Jiaxu Zhang, Chenglong Zhang, Zeya Ding, Chenlin Hao, and Lihui An
Dr. Defu He is an Associate Professor at the School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, and Director of the Environmental Toxicology Laboratory. His research fields include toxicology, environmental health and emerging contaminants. In recent years, his research has chiefly focused on microplastics in terrestrial environments, and their ecological and environmental risks. He has published more than 40 articles in these fields.
Dr. Yongming Luo is a researcher at the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and a Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research fields mainly focus on soil pollution and remediation, coastal biogeochemistry and environmental risks. Having been selected for the NSFC’s Distinguished Young Scholar Award, he is a member of the expert group for China’s National Key Basic Research Program (“973” Program) in the field of Resource and Environment, and has served as Chief Scientist for China’s “973” Program and “863” Major Program alike.
This book focuses on microplastics as emerging persistent contaminants in terrestrial environments. Scientists from around the globe review recent advances in multi-disciplinary research on micro(nano)plastics, including analytical methods; the sources, fate and distribution of microplastics; ecological risks; toxicity and health risks; and control and countermeasures for microplastics in terrestrial environments. Offering a comprehensive overview of microplastics in terrestrial environments, the book is a valuable resource for environmental researchers, ecologists and toxicologists, as well as for policymakers and non-experts.