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Microplastics in water and wastewater /

"This book covers the topic of microplastics in water and wastewater. The chapters start with introductory issues related to the growing interest in the scientific community on microplastics and the human water cycle and point out where the microplastics could interact with water. The subsequen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Karapanagioti, Hrissi K. (Editor ), Kalavrouziotis, Ioannis K. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : IWA Publishing, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Plastics and microplastics in the human water cycle
  • Association of hazardous compounds with microplastics in freshwater ecosystems
  • Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: A literature review of sampling methods and results
  • Microplastics: Transport and removal at wastewater treatment plants
  • Method development for microplastic analysis in wastewater
  • Microplastics in sewage sludge: Captured but released?
  • Modeling microplastics transport and fate in the marine environment around a wastewater effluent discharge pipe
  • Evaluating wastewater effluent as a source of microplastics in environmental samples
  • Pollution of beaches and watercourses by plastic biomedia
  • Effects of microplastics on freshwater and marine microalgae
  • Possible effects on plants due to microplastics in soils from wastewater effluent reuse or sewage sludge application
  • Possible effects of microplastics on human health
  • The need for a global plastic strategy.