Microplastics: Transport, Impacts, Monitoring and Mitigation provides a critical analysis of our current understanding of microplastic science, the methods by which microplastic are observed in the environment, and our options for mitigation and remediation. The book is intended for those studying or working in the fields of environmental science and waste management (as well as associated areas), and provides the holistic context needed to evaluate and interpret the outputs associated with the interlinked problems of plastic and microplastics. In this manner, the reader will be invited to explore the ongoing challenges which have thus far prevented the development of a thorough understanding of the risk posed by plastic and microplastic pollution to be able to discuss the implications of ongoing uncertainty to effective plastic management and evaluate the current strategies to control the ongoing proliferation of plastic pollution.
Table of Contents
About the Author Acknowledgements Preface Dedication List of Abbreviations 1. The Proliferation of Plastics macro to nano Section 1: Observation and Effects in the Environment 2. Microplastics on the Move 3. Environmental Accumulation, Environmental Monitoring 4. Exploring Interaction, Uptake, and Impacts 5. Ecosystem Level Effects 6. Associated Pollutants and Secondary Effects Section 2: A great many R's: the societal response to the plastic problem 7. A great many R's 8. Recover and Remove: rise of the litter collector 9. Consume: increasing the rate of fragmentation and degradation of polymers 10. Policy Priorities: emerging trends in a global response 11. "Solutions� vs. sustainability 12. Microplastic Forecast Back Matter Glossary
