| Plastics in the Aquatic Environment - Part I: Current Status and Challenges 2022 Edition Contributor(s): Stock, Friederike (Editor), Reifferscheid, Georg (Editor), Brennholt, Nicole (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3030841170 ISBN-13: 9783030841171 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $360.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - Technology & Engineering | Textiles & Polymers |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.95 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers an up-to-date review of how plastic pollution is affecting fresh and marine waters, and what are the current challenges in plastic waste assessment and management in the aquatic environment. Plastic waste comprises particles with heterogeneous physicochemical properties such as large size-range, different shapes and polymer types with various additives determining their environmental fate and risk. This complexity raises several open research questions which are explored in this book. Examples are the plastic uptake by aquatic organisms, degradation processes, sources and sinks in the environment as well as risk assessment. In this book readers will discover real case studies of plastic pollution detection and management in different parts of the world, including Asia, America and Europe, which provide an integrated overview of the global scope of this issue. This book and the companion volume Plastics in the Aquatic Environment: Part II - Stakeholders Role against Pollution are valuable resources to students, researches, policymakers and environmental managers interested in plastic pollution and working towards its reduction. |