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OverviewThis open access book examines global plastic pollution, an issue that has become a critical societal challenge with implications for environmental and public health. This volume provides a comprehensive, holistic analysis on the plastic cycle and its subsequent effects on biota, food security, and human exposure. Importantly, global environmental change and its associated, systems-level processes, including atmospheric deposition, ecosystem complexity, UV exposure, wind patterns, water stratification, ocean circulation, etc., are all important direct and indirect factors governing the fate, transport and biotic and abiotic processing of plastic particles across ecosystem types. Furthermore, the distribution of plastic in the ocean is not independent of terrestrial ecosystem dynamics, since much of the plastic in marine ecosystems originates from land and should therefore be evaluated in the context of the larger plastic cycle. Changes in species size, distribution, habitat, and food web complexity, due to global environmental change, will likely alter trophic transfer dynamics and the ecological effects of nano- and microplastics. The fate and transport dynamics of plastic particles are influenced by their size, form, shape, polymer type, additives, and overall ecosystem conditions. In addition to the risks that plastics pose to the total environment, the potential impacts on human health and exposure routes, including seafood consumption, and air and drinking water need to be assessed in a comprehensive and quantitative manner. Here I present a holistic and interdisciplinary book volume designed to advance the understanding of plastic cycling in the environment with an emphasis on sources, fate and transport, ecotoxicology, climate change effects, food security, microbiology, sustainability, human exposure and public policy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael S. BankPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2022 Weight: 0.569kg ISBN: 9783030786298ISBN 10: 3030786293 Pages: 354 Publication Date: 10 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Microplastic Cycle: An Introduction to a Complex Issue.- Chapter 2. Analytical Chemistry of Plastic Debris: Sampling, Methods and Instrumentation.- Chapter 3. Evaluating Microplastic Experimental Design and Exposure Studies in Aquatic Organisms.- Chapter 4. Microplastics in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments.- Chapter 5. Microplastics in the Ocean and Seafood: Implications for Food Security .- Chapter 6. Weight of evidence for the Microplastic Vector Effect in the Context of Chemical Risk Assessment.- Chapter 7. Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments.- Chapter 8. Dietary Exposure to Additives and Sorbed Contaminants from Ingested Microplastic Particles through the Consumption of Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.- Chapter 9. The Microplastic-Antimicrobial Resistance Connection.- Chapter 10. The United Nations Basel Convention’s Global Plastic Waste Partnership: History, Evolution and Progress.- Chapter 11. Solutions to Plastic Pollution: A Conceptual Framework to Tackle a Wicked Problem.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Michael S. Bank is a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, Norway. Michael also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Contaminants and Complex Systems at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in USA. Michael serves on several expert committees and does advising on contaminants for several international environmental agencies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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