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Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in the Marine Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
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Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in the Marine Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 78
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This volume consists of 15 chapters and focuses on hazardous
chemicals, how they are associated with plastics, and their
environmental risks. It includes background information on plastics
and additives chemistry, and their observed or potential effects on
living organisms as well as the oceanographic aspects of marine
debris dispersion. The respective chapters provide insights into
the sorption/desorption of chemicals in and out of plastics, the
mechanisms and kinetics, but also the scale of the concentrations
of chemicals found in marine debris, particularly in microplastics.
The occurrence of the various chemicals is analyzed, as well as the
distribution profiles of the chemicals in microplastics throughout
the world's oceans. The implications of the fact that plastics
carry within them several chemicals are discussed in detail. In
closing, new research topics that warrant further attention are
identified. The book will appeal to all scientists who are already
working or interested in starting to work on the topic of marine
debris, as well as policymakers, NGOs and the broader informed
public.
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