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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Microplastic Pollutants; Microplastic Pollutants; Copyright; Contents; About the Author, Christopher Blair Crawford; About the Author, Brian Quinn; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 -- The emergence of plastics; Introduction; What are plastics?; The advent of plastics; The early history of plastics; 1862-98; 1899-1931; 1932-44; 2 -- The contemporary history of plastics; The modern history of plastics; 1945-62; 1963-89; 1990-present; 3 -- Plastic production, waste and legislation; Global production of plastics; Long-term forecasts; Plastic waste; What are macroplastics? |
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Atmospheric oxidation and hydrolytic degradationMechanical degradation; Susceptibly of plastics in different marine zones; 5 -- Microplastics, standardisation and spatial distribution; What are microplastics?; What are plasticles?; The history of microplastics; Primary microplastics; Secondary microplastics; Microplastic litter legislation; Microplastic characteristics; Microplastic density; Microplastics in the terrestrial environment and the atmosphere; Microplastics in lakes; Microplastics in rivers and estuaries; Microplastics in marine surface waters; The mystery of the missing plastic |
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Floating macroplasticsBeached macroplastics; Beach cleanups; Submerged macroplastics; Macroplastic litter legislation; International; Regional; National; Plastics recycling; The ASTM International Resin Identification Coding System; Applications of plastics; 4 -- Physiochemical properties and degradation; The structure of plastics; Polymerisation; Chain-growth (addition polymers); Step growth (condensation polymers); Stereochemistry; Crystallinity; Branching; Copolymers; Polymer blends; Commodity plastics; Polyethylene terephthalate (PET); Polyethylene (PE); Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
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Microplastics in marine sediments and shorelinesThe global abundance of microplastics in marine surface waters and sediments; Weathering of microplastics; 6 -- The interactions of microplastics and chemical pollutants; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Classes of persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Chlordane; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT); Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH); Perfluoroalkylates; Phthalates; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Microplastics as vectors for chemical pollutants; Desorption |
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Polypropylene (PP)Polystyrene (PS); Polycarbonate (PC); Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMA) (Fig. 4.20); Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE); Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS); Polyamide (nylon); Polychloroprene (neoprene); Degradation; Biotic degradation and biodegradable plastics; Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB); Polycaprolactone (PCL); Polylactic acid (PLA); Plastic degrading insects; Plastic degrading microorganisms and fungi; Abiotic degradation; Chemical additives; Characteristic weaknesses of common plastics; Thermal degradation; Initiation; Propagation; Termination; Photo-oxidative degradation |
| Summary |
Microplastic Pollutants introduces the reader to the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the aquatic environment and is the first ever book dedicated exclusively to the subject of microplastics. Importantly, this timely full-colour illustrated multidisciplinary book highlights the very recent realization that microplastics may transport toxic chemicals into food chains around the world. Microplastic pollutants is currently an important topic in both industry and academia, as well as among legislative bodies, and research in this area is gaining considerable attention from both the worldwide media and scientific community on a rapidly increasing scale. Ultimately, this book provides an excellent source of reference and information on microplastics for scientists, engineers, students, industry, policy makers and citizens alike |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Microplastics.
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Water -- Pollution.
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Microplastics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Water -- Pollution.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0128104694 |
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9780128104699 |
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