Freshwater Microplastics : Emerging Environmental Contaminants?
Wagner, Martin
Freshwater Microplastics : Emerging Environmental Contaminants? - Springer Nature 2018 - 1 electronic resource (303 p.)
Open Access
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume focuses on microscopic plastic debris, also referred to as microplastics, which have been detected in aquatic environments around the globe and have accordingly raised serious concerns. The book explores whether microplastics represent emerging contaminants in freshwater systems, an area that remains underrepresented to date. Given the complexity of the issue, the book covers the current state-of-research on microplastics in rivers and lakes, including analytical aspects, environmental concentrations and sources, modelling approaches, interactions with biota, and ecological implications. To provide a broader perspective, the book also discusses lessons learned from nanomaterials and the implications of plastic debris for regulation, politics, economy, and society. In a research field that is rapidly evolving, it offers a solid overview for environmental chemists, engineers, and toxicologists, as well as water managers and policy-makers.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-319-61615-5
10.1007/978-3-319-61615-5 doi
Pollution & threats to the environment
Water supply & treatment
Geochemistry
Analytical chemistry
Limnology (freshwater)
Environmental Chemistry Water Quality/Water Pollution Geochemistry Analytical Chemistry Marine & Freshwater Sciences Water Emerging contaminants Plastic pollution Microplastic pollution Microplastic-associated biofilms Freshwater pollution Inland water pollution Plastic contamination Open access Pollution & threats to the environment Water supply & treatment Limnology (inland waters)
Freshwater Microplastics : Emerging Environmental Contaminants? - Springer Nature 2018 - 1 electronic resource (303 p.)
Open Access
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume focuses on microscopic plastic debris, also referred to as microplastics, which have been detected in aquatic environments around the globe and have accordingly raised serious concerns. The book explores whether microplastics represent emerging contaminants in freshwater systems, an area that remains underrepresented to date. Given the complexity of the issue, the book covers the current state-of-research on microplastics in rivers and lakes, including analytical aspects, environmental concentrations and sources, modelling approaches, interactions with biota, and ecological implications. To provide a broader perspective, the book also discusses lessons learned from nanomaterials and the implications of plastic debris for regulation, politics, economy, and society. In a research field that is rapidly evolving, it offers a solid overview for environmental chemists, engineers, and toxicologists, as well as water managers and policy-makers.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-319-61615-5
10.1007/978-3-319-61615-5 doi
Pollution & threats to the environment
Water supply & treatment
Geochemistry
Analytical chemistry
Limnology (freshwater)
Environmental Chemistry Water Quality/Water Pollution Geochemistry Analytical Chemistry Marine & Freshwater Sciences Water Emerging contaminants Plastic pollution Microplastic pollution Microplastic-associated biofilms Freshwater pollution Inland water pollution Plastic contamination Open access Pollution & threats to the environment Water supply & treatment Limnology (inland waters)