| Plastics Pollution Contributor(s): Rajak, Anupam (Author) |
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ISBN: 6138921526 ISBN-13: 9786138921523 Publisher: Scholars' Press OUR PRICE: $77.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Marine Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 6" W x 9" (0.47 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The accumulation of plastics in coastal area is continuously increasing. We produce more and more amounts of garbage daily. Single use plastics or disposable plastics are accumulated in the marine environments. Single use plastics are effects our marine ecosystems. Single use plastics particles are broken down to produce smaller and smaller plastics particles. These small sized particles are called microplastics. Microplastics are harmfull to our health when we ingested through food chain. Exoposure to microplastics causes serious health problems like neurotoxicity, inflammation, genotoxicity, necrosis, cancers, leukemia, tissue damage, asthma, liver damage and many more problems. This book is helpful to schlors, scientists, readers, students, researchers, undergraduate, postgraduate students and interested people.This book consists of five chapters. The first chapter gives definition of monomer and polymers, plastics, biodegradation, and resins. The first chapter describes the classification of plastics, history of plastics, types of plastics, different types of thermoplastics, and application of plastics. The first chapter also gives additives and its causes serious health proble |
