This second edition of Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments: An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency presents 14 chapters, through which a team of global, expert contributors cover a full range of microplastic research. The first chapter describes the general patterns for sources, occurrence, and transport of microplastics to lead off the book. The next batch of chapters covers sampling analytical methods for quantifying microplastics in the environment, followed by chapters addressing the association of chemicals with microplastics. A large cluster of chapters focus on the fate and transport of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants, freshwater systems, marine environment, terrestrial settings, and riverine runoff that connects terrestrial and marine systems. The next few chapters examine biotransport and effects of microplastics in organisms. The last two chapters are dedicated to two emerging research areas: nanoplastics in the environment and management strategies for global plastic pollution. Outlooks for future research to better understand the situation and further improvements of microplastic research are also covered. In the 6 years since the previous edition published, this fast-moving area has evolved, and the contents of this revision reflect that. There are numerous brand-new chapters, chapters that have been revised, and chapters that have been completely refocused. This book provides an overview of microplastics research. It is a guide for researchers to better understand the occurrence of microplastics. Ideally, this book provides basic background knowledge of microplastics for oceanographers, ecologists, and climatologists.
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Table of Contents
1. A Global Perspective on Microplastics: Sources, Occurrence, and Transport 2. Analytical Methods for Processing Microplastics in Environmental Samples 3. Limitations for Microplastic Quantification in the Ocean and Recommendations for Improvement and Standardization 4. Sorption of Toxic Chemicals on Microplastics 5. Chemicals Associated with Marine Plastic Debris: Analyses and Contaminant Levels 6. Occurrence and Fate of Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants 7. Microplastics in the Terrestrial Environment 8. Sampling and analyzing microplastics in rivers: What methods are being used after a decade of research? 9. Behavior of Microplastics in Coastal Zones 10. Riverine Inputs of Land-Based Microplastics and Affiliated Organic Contaminants to the Global Oceans 11. Microplastics in Marine Food Webs (Effects and interaction of paint fragments on marine organisms: an emerging issue of contamination) 12. The Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Aquatic Organisms 13. Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment 14. Management strategies and mitigation measures for plastic pollution
