Plastics and the ocean : origin, characterization, fate, and impacts / edited by Anthony L. Andrady.
Contributor(s): Andrady, A. L. (Anthony L.) [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2022Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119768401; 9781119768432; 1119768438; 9781119768395; 111976839XSubject(s): Plastic marine debris | Marine pollution | Marine resources conservationGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 363.7394 LOC classification: TD427.P62 | A53 2022Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Foreword xvii
Charles James Moore
1 Plastics in the Anthropocene 1
Anthony L. Andrady
2 Plastic Additives in the Ocean 43
Jennifer M. Lynch, Katrina Knauer, and Katherine R. Shaw
3 Deconstructing the Plastic Soup: Methods to Identify and Quantify Marine Plastic Pollution Sources77
Anna Schwarz and Tim van Emmerik
4 Collection and Characterization of Microplastics Debris in Marine Ecosystems 99
Jun- Li Xu, Ming Zhao, Brijesh Kumar Tiwari, and Aoife A. Gowen
5 Estimating Microplastics in Deep Water 131
Winnie Courtene- Jones, Kai liu, and Daoji li
6 Marine Litter, Plastic, and Microplastics on the Seafloor 151
Francois Galgani, Angiolillo Michela, Olivia Gérigny, Thomas Maes, Eric Tambutté, and Peter T. Harris
7 Plastics in Freshwater Bodies 199
L. Lebreton, M. Kooi, T. Mani, S. M. Mintenig, M. B. Tekman, Tim van Emmerik, and H. Wolter
8 Degradation and Fragmentation of Microplastics 227
Anthony L. Andrady and Bimali Koongolla
9 Pollutants Sorbed Onto Microplastics 269
Jianlong Wang and Xuan Guo
10 Colonization of Plastic Marine Debris: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable 301
Linda A. Amaral- Zettler
11 Marine Biodegradation of Common Plastics 317
Anthony L. Andrady
12 Ingestion of Microplastics by Marine Animals 349
Winnie Courtene- Jones, Nathaniel J. Clark, Astrid C. Fischer, Natalie S. Smith, and Richard C. Thompson
13 Microplastics in Fish and Seafood Species 367
Amy L. Lusher and Garth A. Covernton
14 Nanoplastics and the Marine Environment: The Unseen Majority? 389
Lia N. Corbett and Linda A. Amaral- Zettler
15 Human Behavior and Marine Plastic Pollution 429
S. Nuojua, D. Cracknell, and S. Pahl
16 Legal and Policy Frameworks for Preventing and Reducing Marine Plastic Pollution 455
Karen Raubenheimer
Index 475
About the Author
Anthony L. Andrady is Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the North Carolina State University and is a pioneering researcher on plastics in the ocean environment. His research focuses on plastics, the environment, and sustainability.
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