Particulate plastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments / edited by Nanthi S. Bolan, M.B. Kirkham, Claudia Halsband, Dayanthi Nugegoda, Yong Sik Ok.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bolan, Nanthi, editor.

Kirkham, M. B., editor.

Halsband, Claudia, editor.

Nugegoda, Dayanthi, editor.

Ok, Yŏng-sik, 1944- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microplastics--Environmental aspects.

Microplastics.

Pollution prevention.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 441 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments provides a fundamental understanding of the sources of these plastics and the threats they pose to the environment. It demonstrates the ecotoxicity of particulate plastics using case studies and offers management practices to mitigate environmental contamination"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section I Sources of Particulate Plastics in the Environment

Chapter 1 Sources of Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems p. 3 / Lauren Bradney and Hasintha Wijesekara and Nanthi S. Bolan and M.B. Kirkham

Chapter 2 Particulate Plastics from Agriculture p. 19 / M.B. Kirkham and Reshma M. Antony and Nanthi S. Bolan

Chapter 3 Polyacrylamide (PAM) as a Source of Particulate Plastics in the Terrestrial Environment p. 39 / Franklin M. Chen

Chapter 4 Analytical Methods for Particulate Plastics in Soil and Water p. 51 / Upekshya Welikala and Chanaka M. Navarathna and Samadhi Nawalage and Binoy Sarkar and Todd E. Mlsna and Sameera R. Gunatilake

Section II Distribution and Characteristics of Particulate Plastics

Chapter 5 An Introduction to the Chemistry and Manufacture of Plastics p. 85 / Nanthi S. Bolan and Kandaswamy Karthikeyan and Shiv Shankar Bolan and M.B. Kirkham and Ki-Hyun Kim and Deyi Hou

Chapter 6 Interaction of Dissolved Organic Matter with Particulate Plastics p. 95 / Yubo Yan and Qiao Li and Shiv Shankar Bolan and Nanthi S. Bolan and Yong Sik Ok and M.B. Kirkham and Eilhann E. Kwon

Chapter 7 Characteristics of Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial Ecosystems p. 107 / Kumuduni Niroshika Palansooriya and Hasintha Wijesekara and Lauren Bradney and Prasanna Kumarathilaka and Jochen Bundschuh and Nanthi S. Bolan and Teresa Rocha-Santos and Cheng Gu and Yong Sik Ok

Chapter 8 Facilitated Transport of Zinc on Plastic Colloids through Soil Columns p. 125 / Christopher Barton

Chapter 9 Microbial Plastisphere: Microbial Habitation of Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments p. 135 / Nanthi S. Bolan and M.B. Kirkham and B. Ravindran and Anu Kumar and Weixin Ding

Chapter 10 Aggregation Behavior of Particulate Plastics and Its Implications p. 147 / Xinjie Wang and Yang Li and Jiajun Duan and Yuan Liu and Shengdong Liu and Enxiang Shang and Nanthi S. Bolan and Yining Wang

Section III Ecotoxicity of Particulate Plastics

Chapter 11 Environmentally Toxic Components of Particulate Plastics p. 165 / Sanchita Mandal and Nanthi S. Bolan and Binoy Sarkar and Hasintha Wijesekara and Lauren Bradney and M.B. Kirkham

Chapter 12 Particulate Plastics as Vectors of Heavy Metal(loid)s p. 181 / Hasintha Wijesekara and Lauren Bradney and Sanchita Mandal and Binoy Sarkar and Hocheol Song and Nanthi S. Bolan and M.B. Kirkham

Chapter 13 Water Relations and Cadmium Uptake of Wheat Grown in Soil with Particulate Plastics p. 193 / M.B. Kirkham

Chapter 14 Myoplasties as Vectors of Chemicals and Microorganisms in the Environment p. 209 / Yini Ma and Lin Wang and Ting Wang and Qianqian Chen and Rong Ji

Chapter 15 Ecological Impacts of Particulate Plastics in Marine Ecosystems p. 231 / Claudia Halshand and Andy M. Booth

Chapter 16 Sub-Lethal Responses to Microplastic Ingestion in Invertebrates: Toward a Mechanistic Understanding Using Energy Flux p. 247 / Charlene Trestrail and Jeff Shimeta and Dayanthi Nugegoda

Chapter 17 Particulate Plastics and Human Health p. 285 / Nanthi S. Bolan and M.B. Kirkham and Shiv Shankar Bolan and Daniel C.W. Tsang and Yiu Fai Tsang and Hailong Wang

Section IV Case Studies of Particulate Plastics in the Environment

Chapter 18 Status of Particulate Marine Plastics in Sri Lanka: Research Gaps and Policy Needs p. 297 / T.W.G.F. Mafaziya Nijamdeen and Thilakshani Atugoda and P.B. Terney Pradeep Kumara and A.J.M. Gunasekara and Methihika Vithanage

Chapter 19 Case Studies of Particulate Plastic Distribution and Ecotoxicity in Japan p. 327 / Shosaku Kashiwada

Chapter 20 Particulate Plastic Distribution and Ecotoxicity in Marine Ecosystems and a Case Study in Thailand p. 355 / Suchana Chavanich and Voranop Viyakarn and Somkiat Khokiattiwong and Wenxi Zhu

Chapter 21 The Current Status of Plastics: A New Zealand Perspective p. 363 / Louis A. Tremblay and Xavier Pochon and Olivier Champeau and Virginia Baker and Grant L. Northcott

Chapter 22 Plastic Food for Fledgling Short-Tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris): A Case Study p. 377 / Jacinta Calvin and Peter Dann and Dayanthi Nugegoda

Section V Management of Particulate Plastics

Chapter 23 Management of Particulate Plastic Waste Input to Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments p. 397 / Binoy Sarkar and Nanthi S. Bolan and Raj Mukhopadhyay and Shiv Shankar Bolan and M.B. Kirkham and Jörg Rinklebe

Chapter 24 Evaluation and Mitigation of the Environmental Impact of Synthetic Microfibers p. 413 / Francesca De Falco and Mariacristina Cocca and Emilia Di Pace and Maria Emanuela Errico and Gennaro Gentile and Maurizio Avella

Chapter 25 Biodegradable Bioplastics: A Silver Bullet to Plastic Pollution? p. 425 / Steven Pratt and Nanthi S. Bolan and Bronwyn Laycock and Paul Lant and Emily Bryson and Leela Dilkes-Hoffman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Particulate plastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments.

ISBN:

9781138543928

1138543926

9780367511401

0367511401

OCLC:

1142375098

Publisher Number:

99987477203