Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments
Nanthi S. Bolan (Redaktør) M.B. Kirkham (Redaktør) Claudia Halsband (Redaktør) Dayanthi Nugegoda (Redaktør) Yong Sik Ok (Redaktør)
The manufacture of plastic as well as its indiscriminate disposal and destruction by incineration pollutes atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic ecosystems. Synthetic plastics do not break down; they accumulate in the environment as macro-, micro-, and nanoplastics. Les mer
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Features
* Describes physical and chemical properties of particulate plastics in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
* Presents information on characteristics of particulate plastics as impacted by weathering processes
* Provides numerous approaches for managing particulate plastic contamination
* Identifies sources of particulate plastics in the environment; distribution and characteristics of particulate plastics; and management strategies of particulate plastics
Written by a global team of scientists, this book is for researchers in the fields of environmental safety and waste management or individuals interested in the impact of particulate plastics on environmental health.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- CRC Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 442
- ISBN
- 9781138543928
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 25 x 18 cm