Microplastics in the Environment delivers a systematic and in-depth overview of microplastics generation mechanisms, risk prevention, and control solutions.
Written by a highly qualified academic with significant research experience in microplastic pollution treatment, green polymer material functionalization, and recycling of solid waste, Microplastics in the Environment explores sample topics including: - Characteristics of microplastics, such as their large specific surface area and small size, resulting in the formation of composite contamination - New microplastics blocking approaches and technologies, and the mechanism of microplastics generation under the coupling effect of multiple environmental factors - Transport and migration of microplastics, as well as their ecotoxicity to organisms in various environments, especially the complex estuarine environment - The current state of plastic production, with insight on how society can find solutions to the expanding plastics industry
Microplastics in the Environment is an essential reference on the subject for polymer chemists, materials scientists, environmental chemists, plastics technologists, and ecotoxicologists, as well as all professionals in the plastics industry, especially those focused on sustainability.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Microplastics Formation 1
Xinxing Zhang, Qinke Cui, and Zhuo Huang
1.1 Definition of Microplastics 1
1.2 Types of Microplastics 2
1.3 Generation of Microplastics 5
2 Migration and Transformation of Microplastics 85
Xue Yu, Xiaorong Luo, Yuhang Ye, Mengke Zhang, Mengyao Xu, Chenglong Han, and Xueqiang Lu
2.1 Migration and Transformation of Microplastics in Water 85
2.2 Migration and Transformation of Microplastics in Soil 100
2.3 Migration and Transformation of Microplastics in Atmosphere 112
3 Toxicity and Health Effects of Microplastics 137
Hanyun Zheng, Quanwei Li, Xiongjie Gu, Yaru Qian, Yunxu Shang, Hong Yu, Lihui An, and Feifei Wang
3.1 Estuarine and Marine Organisms 137
3.2 Freshwater Organisms 153
3.3 Soil Organisms 172
3.4 Human Health 182
4 Solutions to Microplastics Pollution 245
li li, Xuan Wang, Nan Wang, Wu Guo, Quanquan Guo, and Xinkai li
4.1 Reduction 246
4.2 Substitution 265
4.3 Recycling 299
4.4 Control in the Environment 336
4.5 Conclusion 372
References 373
Index 405
