Microplastic contamination in aquatic environments : an emerging matter of environmental urgency / edited by Eddy Y. Zeng.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zeng, E. Y. (Eddy Y.), editor.

ScienceDirect (Online service)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastic marine debris--Environmental aspects.

Plastic marine debris.

Microplastics--Environmental aspects.

Microplastics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2024]

Contents:

Intro

Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Chapter 1: Plastic debris: An overview of composition, sources, environmental occurrence, transport, and fate

1.1. Introduction

1.2. What are ``plastics?́́

1.3. Plastic additives

1.4. Formation of microplastics

1.5. Degradation processes affecting plastics during in-service life and after discard

1.6. Indoor plastics

1.7. Sources, paths, and transport of plastic debris and microplastics

1.8. Role of rivers and streams

1.9. Wastewater

1.10. Airborne plastics and greenhouse gases

1.11. Ocean plastics

1.12. Plastics in coastal zones

1.13. Plastics in the open ocean and sediments

1.14. Conclusions and suggested future steps

References

Chapter 2: Analysis and detection methods of microplastics in the environment

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Sampling techniques for microplastics

2.2.1. Collection of microplastics in water environment

2.2.2. Collection of microplastics in soil and sediment

2.2.3. Collection of microplastics in the atmosphere

2.2.4. Collection of microplastics in organisms

2.3. Sample pretreatment

2.3.1. Digestion

2.3.2. Density separation

2.4. Qualitative and quantitative analysis technology of microplastics

2.4.1. Spectroscopic detection of microplastics

2.4.2. Mass spectrometry quantitative analysis technology

2.4.3. Total organic carbon quantitative analysis technology

2.4.4. Image software quantitative analysis technology

2.5. Characterization techniques of morphology and composition of microplastics

2.5.1. Surface morphology

2.5.1.1. Scanning electron microscope (SEM)

2.5.1.2. Atomic force microscopy (AFM)

2.5.2. Surface composition

2.5.2.1. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS)

2.5.2.2. X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS)

2.5.2.3. Atomic force microscopy-infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)

2.5.2.4. X-ray diffraction technique (XRD)

2.6. Detection of nanoplastics in the environment

2.6.1. NPs in water environment

2.6.2. NPs in soil and sediment environment

2.6.3. NPs in atmospheric environment

2.6.4. NPs in human body

2.7. Summary and future prospects

References

Chapter 3: Sampling and analyzing microplastics in rivers: What methods are being used after a decade of research?

3.1. Introduction: A fast-evolving research area

3.2. Approach used to build and analyze the corpus

3.3. What parts of the world are covered by studies on microplastics in rivers?

3.4. What size definition is used for the assessed microplastics?

3.5. What methods are used to sample microplastics in river waters?

3.6. What are the common practices for sample purification?

3.6.1. Organic natural material removal

3.6.2. Mineral material removal

3.6.3. Sample contamination

Notes:

Previous edition: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

Electronic reproduction. Amsterdam Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Zeng, Eddy Y. Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments

ISBN:

9780443153334

0443153337

Publisher Number:

99996338156

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