Microplastics in Terrestrial Environments

This book focuses on microplastics as emerging persistent contaminants in terrestrial environments. Scientists from around the globe review recent advances in multi-disciplinary research on micro(nano)plastics, including analytical methods; the sources, fate and distribution of microplastics; ecological risks; toxicity and health risks; and control and countermeasures for microplastics in terrestrial environments. Offering a comprehensive overview of microplastics in terrestrial environments, the book is a valuable resource for environmental researchers, ecologists and toxicologists, as well as for policymakers and non-experts.

Analytical methods for microplastics in environments: current advances and challenges. -

Identification and characterization methods for microplastics basing on spatial imaging in micro-/nanoscales. -

Microplastics in urban environments: sources, pathways and distribution. -

Microplastics in agricultural soils. -

The distribution and characteristics of microplastics in coastal beaches and mangrove wetlands. -Microplastics in inland small waterbodies. -

Microplastics in the sediments: From rivers to lakes investigated in the biggest freshwater lake (Poyang Lake) basin and Yangtze River in China. -

Sources of microplastic in the environment. -

Interaction of microplastics and organic pollutants: quantification, environmental fates and ecological consequences. -

Interaction of microplastics and heavy metals: toxicity, mechanisms and environmental implications. -

Microplastics and their effects on soil function as a life-supporting system. -

Occurrence and ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. -

Microplastics in soil ecosystem: insight on its fate and impacts on soil quality. - The toxicity of (nano)microplastics on C. elegans and its mechanisms. -

Uptake of microplastics and their effects on plants. - Biofilms of microplastics. -

Tissue accumulation of microplastics and toxic effects: Widespread health risks of microplastics exposure. -

Microplastics in food: health risks. -

Microplastics in aquaculture systems and their transfer in the food chain. - Biodegradation of plastics in Tenebrio genus (mealworms). -

Plastics of the future? The impact of biodegradable polymers on the environment. -

Countermeasures on plastic and microplastic garbage management.