Handbook of Microplastic Pollution in the Environment

Auteur

Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan is an Associate Professor at Xiamen University, China. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, his Master of Science in Environmental Technology from Thammasat University, Thailand, and his PhD in Applied Biology and Chemical Technology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. He has been named as one of the top 2% of highly cited scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences by Stanford University.

Abdelkader Anouzla is with the Laboratory of Process Engineering and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hassan II University, Morocco. He attained his Ph.D. in Science & Technology at Hassan II University. Dr. Abdelkader ANOUZLA has published almost 100 peer-reviewed articles and ten books.

Texte du rabat

In this timely handbook, one of a series of three, leading contributors from around the world offer practical insights into the challenges and opportunities for using various technologies to tackle microplastic pollution and improve microplastic management in aquatic environments.

Contenu

1. Microplastics pollution: Distribution and sources in aquatic environment 2. Role of microplastics as anthropogenic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems 3. Hazard posed by additives to plastics upon disintegration as microplastics 4. Migration, pathways and management of MPs through Remote Sensing and GIS techniques 5. Sources, mechanisms, and interactions of microplastics with abiotic and biotic factors in aquatic environment 6. Interactions between microplastics and dissolved organic matter in freshwater environment 7. Surface waters and sediments of an urban lake are contaminated with microplastics 8. Microplastics pollution in surface waters and sediments of urban lake 9. Impacts of microplastics as contaminants on freshwater ecosystem and human food chain 10. Fate, distribution, transport pathways (vertical or horizontal) of microplastics in freshwater 11. Biofilm (eco-corona) formation from microplastics in freshwater 12. Role of biofilms in the degradation of microplastics 13. Microplastic-associated biofilm and its role in the fate of microplastics in aquatic environments 14. Artificial intelligence (AI) to trace the pathways of MPs 15. Microplastic removal from wastewater using biochar-based composites 16. Degradation of microplastics in the aquatic environment by advanced oxidation process 17. Adsorption of pollutants on microplastics in freshwater 18. Microplastics in Rivers from Developing Countries: Current Knowledge and Cost-effective Analysis Methodology Suggestions 19. The Effects of Microplastics on the Human Food Chain and Freshwater Ecosystem 20. Microplastics in Tunisian aquatic ecosystems: Current research trends, knowledge gaps, and prospects 21. Chapter Microplastic removal from wastewater using biochar-based composites 22. Microplastic Pollution in the Environment: Microplastic in Fresh and Drinking Water 23. Microplastic Pollution in the Environment: Microplastic in Urban and Rural Environment 24. Microplastic pollution in the marine environment and its potential effects on aquatic organisms 25. Microplastic pollution in the marine environment and its potential effects on aquatic organisms 26. Microplastic Contamination in Common Salt from Seawater: Global Insights, Health Implications, and Mitigation Strategies 27. Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea 28. Microplastic Pollution in the Environment: Microplastic in Marines and Oceans 29. Remote sensing application for monitoring microplastic in aquatic environment: current approaches, challenges, detection techniques and way forward