Microplastics in the Environment: Occurrence, Fate, and Distribution is a comprehensive volume that explores the growing environmental challenge posed by microplastics. Covering their presence in various ecosystems - including water, soil, and air- this book provides a detailed analysis of their sources, transport mechanisms, and potential risks. It brings together the latest research on detection methods, impacts on food systems, and removal strategies, making it an essential resource for scientists, policymakers, and environmental professionals.
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Table of Contents
PrefaceJavier Hern�ndez-Borges and Javier Gonz�lez-S�lamo
1. Analytical methods for microplastics determination in environmental samples
Javier Hern�ndez-Borges
2. Microplastics in the water column
Daura Vega-Moreno, Cecilia Ortega-Zamora, Francisco Mach�n and Eugenio Fraile-Nuez
3. Microplastics occurrence in seabed sediments
Javier Gonz�lez-S�lamo
4. Presence of microplastics in soils
Pablo Miralles, Esther Fuentes-Ferragud, Cristina Socas-Hern�ndez, Sergio J. �lvarez M�ndez and Clara Coscoll�
5. Microplastics in the atmosphere: Occurrence, distribution and transport
Miguel Gonz�lez-Pleiter, Roberto Rosal, Francisca Fern�ndez-Pi�as, Gerardo Pulido-Reyes and Marina Nu�ez-Rubio
6. Occurrence and analysis of micro- and nano-plastics in food and beverages
Francesco Simone Ruggeri
7. Microplastics in sewage sludge and municipal solid waste
Roberto Rosal, Carlos Edo, Virginia G�lvez-Blanca, Miguel Gonz�lez-Pleiter and Francisca Fern�ndez-Pi�as
8. Microplastics in the cryosphere
Carlos Edo, Virginia G�lvez-Blanca, Miguel Gonz�lez-Pleiter, Francisca Fern�ndez-Pi�as and Roberto Rosal
9. Microplastics removal from the environment
Miguel �ngel Gonz�lez Curbelo and Dany Jos� C�rdenas-Romay
10. Bioindicators of microplastics pollution
Ludmila Polechonska, Ryszard Polechonski and Agnieszka Klink
