Microplastic contamination in aquatic environments : an emerging matter of environmental urgency /

Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments: An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency comprehensively illustrates the traditional and advanced technologies on sampling, identification and quantification of microplastic from different environmental media. Contributors summarize and discuss...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Zeng, E. Y. (Eddy Y.) (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2018]
Temas:
Microplastics.
Plastic marine debris.
Water > Pollution.
Fresh water > Environmental aspects.
Microplastiques.
D�ebris marins en plastique.
Eau douce > Aspect de l'environnement.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Fresh water > Environmental aspects
Microplastics
Plastic marine debris
Water > Pollution
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments: An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Marine Microplastics: Abundance, Distribution, and Composition; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Abundance; 1.2.1. Microplastics in Seawater; 1.2.2. Microplastics in Sediment; 1.3. Distribution; 1.3.1. Spatial Distribution; 1.3.2. Temporal Distribution; 1.4. Composition by Size, Shape, and Polymer Type; 1.4.1. Size Distribution of Microplastics; 1.4.2. Microplastic Shapes; 1.4.3. Microplastic Polymer Types; 1.5. Summary and Future Prospects.
  • 2.5.2. Minimizing Cross Contamination2.5.3. Procedural Blank; 2.6. Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3: Microplastic Contamination in Freshwater Systems: Methodological Challenges, Occurrence and Sources; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Methodological Recommendations and Challenges; 3.2.1. Prevention of Microplastic Contamination; 3.2.2. Sampling of Microplastics; 3.2.2.1. Water Samples; 3.2.2.2. Sediment Samples; Beaches; Bottom Sediments; 3.2.3. Laboratory Preparation of Samples; 3.2.3.1. Extraction of Microplastics; 3.2.3.2. Size Fractionation; 3.2.3.3. Sample Purification.
  • 3.2.4. Identification of Microplastics3.2.4.1. Visual Identification; 3.2.4.2. Identification of Microplastics by Their Chemical Composition; Density Separation With Subsequent C:H:N Analysis; Pyrolysis-GC/MS; Raman Spectroscopy; Infrared Spectroscopy; 3.2.4.3. Data Reporting; 3.3. Review of Microplastics in Freshwater; 3.3.1. Microplastics in Lakes; 3.3.1.1. Surface Water; 3.3.1.2. Beach and Bottom Sediment; 3.3.1.3. Polymer Distribution; 3.3.2. Microplastics in Rivers; 3.3.2.1. Surface Water; 3.3.2.2. Beach and Bottom Sediments; 3.3.2.3. Polymer Distribution.
  • 3.4. Sources of Microplastics in Freshwater3.4.1. Microplastics Stemming From Macroplastic Degradation; 3.4.2. Atmospheric Fallout; 3.4.3. Waste Water Treatment Plants; 3.4.4. Runoff; 3.5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Occurrence, Fate, and Effect of Microplastics in Freshwater Systems; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Sources of Microplastics; 4.3. Occurrence of Microplastics in Freshwater Systems; 4.3.1. Microplastics in Rivers; 4.3.2. Microplastics in Lakes; 4.4. Types of Microplastics Occurring in Freshwater Systems.

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