Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Media - Occurrence, Detection, and Removal (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book highlights one of the most important water pollutants known as Microplastics. It has been reported that humans and the environment are dealing with microplastics particles in water and aquatic media. Despite the fact that such pollution might have mainly started out from the sea, it is now in lakes, rivers, ponds and even drinking water. This book presents as overview of microplastics in freshwater environments in different regions around the world. It discusses the ecotoxicological effects of microplastics, the removal/remediation techniques of microplastics and the role of water/wastewater treatment plants in spreading microplastics. This book is a valuable resource, covering wide aspects of microplastics from sources, detection and characterization to removal and their fate in treatment plants.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Mika Sillanpaa • Ali Khadir • Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	377
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-981-16-8439-5
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	981-16-8439-1
Barcode:	9789811684395

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