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1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Intro -- Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Plastic debris: An overview of composition, sources, environmental occurrence, transport, and fate -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. What are ̀̀plastics?́́ -- 1.3. Plastic additives -- 1.4. Formation of microplastics -- 1.5. Degradation processes affecting plastics during in-service life and after discard -- 1.6. Indoor plastics -- 1.7. Sources, paths, and transport of plastic debris and microplastics -- 1.8. Role of rivers and streams -- 1.9. Wastewater |
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1.10. Airborne plastics and greenhouse gases -- 1.11. Ocean plastics -- 1.12. Plastics in coastal zones -- 1.13. Plastics in the open ocean and sediments -- 1.14. Conclusions and suggested future steps -- References -- Chapter 2: Analysis and detection methods of microplastics in the environment -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Sampling techniques for microplastics -- 2.2.1. Collection of microplastics in water environment -- 2.2.2. Collection of microplastics in soil and sediment -- 2.2.3. Collection of microplastics in the atmosphere -- 2.2.4. Collection of microplastics in organisms |
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2.3. Sample pretreatment -- 2.3.1. Digestion -- 2.3.2. Density separation -- 2.4. Qualitative and quantitative analysis technology of microplastics -- 2.4.1. Spectroscopic detection of microplastics -- 2.4.2. Mass spectrometry quantitative analysis technology -- 2.4.3. Total organic carbon quantitative analysis technology -- 2.4.4. Image software quantitative analysis technology -- 2.5. Characterization techniques of morphology and composition of microplastics -- 2.5.1. Surface morphology -- 2.5.1.1. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) -- 2.5.1.2. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) |
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2.5.2. Surface composition -- 2.5.2.1. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) -- 2.5.2.2. X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS) -- 2.5.2.3. Atomic force microscopy-infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) -- 2.5.2.4. X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) -- 2.6. Detection of nanoplastics in the environment -- 2.6.1. NPs in water environment -- 2.6.2. NPs in soil and sediment environment -- 2.6.3. NPs in atmospheric environment -- 2.6.4. NPs in human body -- 2.7. Summary and future prospects -- References |
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Chapter 3: Sampling and analyzing microplastics in rivers: What methods are being used after a decade of research? -- 3.1. Introduction: A fast-evolving research area -- 3.2. Approach used to build and analyze the corpus -- 3.3. What parts of the world are covered by studies on microplastics in rivers? -- 3.4. What size definition is used for the assessed microplastics? -- 3.5. What methods are used to sample microplastics in river waters? -- 3.6. What are the common practices for sample purification? -- 3.6.1. Organic natural material removal -- 3.6.2. Mineral material removal |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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3.6.3. Sample contamination |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780443153334 |
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0443153337 |
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