Plastic and Microplastic in the Environment: Management and Health Risks

ISBN-13: 9781119800781 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 320 str.

Ahamad, Arif

Spis treści

PrefaceList of Contributors1. Sources, Occurrence, and Analysis of Microplastics in Freshwater Environments: A Review2. Microplastic in freshwater environments-with special focus on the Indian scenario3. Microplastic contamination in the marine food web: Its impact on human health4. Microplastic in the aquatic ecosystem and human health implication5. Interactions of microplastics towards an ecological risk in soil diversity: An appraisal6. Microplastics in the air and their associated health impacts7. Plastic marine litter in the southern and eastern Mediterranean Sea: current research trends and management strategies8. Advanced detection techniques for microplastics in different environmental media9. Bio-based and biodegradable plastics as alternatives to conventional plastics10. Biodegradable plastics: New Challenges and Possibilities towards Green Sustainable Development11. Current Trend, Challenges and Opportunities for Plastic Recycling12. Microbial degradation of micro-plastics13. Life cycle assessment (lca) of plastics14. Role of education and society in dealing plastic pollution in the futureIndex

O autorze

Arif Ahamad, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.Pardeep Singh, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.Dhanesh Tiwary, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Chemistry Department at the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.