Microplastics and nanoplastics have been recently found in most environmental media and in living organisms, thus representing a serious health concern of yet poorly known adverse consequences. This book summarizes recent findings on the sources, behavior, transformation, toxicity and remediation of microplastics, with focus on soils, water, wastewater, air, soils, plants and corals. Advanced methods for sampling, characterization, removal and degradation of microplastics.

Detailed bibliometric analysis of microplastic literature from 1991 to 2020 Latest methods to remove microplastics from contaminated water Lists of chemical, physical and biological methods to remove microplastics

Autorentext

Dr. Chongqing Wang is professor at Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, China. He obtained his PhD degree in chemical engineering from Central South University, China. He has published over 90 research papers.

Dr. Wang is the principal investigator of 7 research projects from Chinese government, and he has obtained 15 Chinese licensed patents. He has been serving as Associate Editor of Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Associate Editor of International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Advisory editorial board of Clean Soil, Air, Water, and editorial board member of Journal of Environmental Exposure

Assessment, Sustainable Horizons, and Sustainability. His academic background involves waste management, recycling of solid wastes and sustainability. Dr. Wang is experienced in separation and recycling of waste plastics and microplastic removal from aquatic environment. He has published high-quality papers about microplastics.

Dr. Sandya Babel is professor at the School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand. Her research focuses on development of low-cost technologies for the protection of environment, microplastics pollution and uptake by biota, microbial fuel cells, adsorption, photocatalysis, phytoremediation, and membrane technology. She is serving as an Editor to the Journal of Environmental Protection and Associate Editor of the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. She has been listed in the top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier BV since 2020 for the whole career and single year in field of Environmental

Sciences.

Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is professor of environmental sciences and scientific writing at the State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, International Research Center for Renewable Energy, Xi'an Jiaotong

University. He has invented single sample molecular chronology, a molecular-level method allowing to study the dynamics of organic compounds in temporal pools of complex media. He is Chief Editor and founder of the journal Environmental

Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. He is the author of the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, which includes an new writing tool, the micro-article, allowing to identify results novelty. He has awards in analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry and scientific editing. In sport, he is XTerra World Vice-Champion in his age category.

Inhalt

Microplastic research publications from 1991 to 2020.- Characterization and toxicology of microplastics in soils, water and air.- Coral feeding behavior on microplastics.- Microplastics remediation in the aqueous environment.- Removal of environmental microplastics by advanced oxidation processes.- Techniques for removal and degradation of microplastics.- Occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants.- Microplastic souces, transport, exposure, analysis and removal.- Airborne microplastics in outdoor and indoor environments.- Nanoplastic sources, characterization, ecological impact, remediation and policies.- Microplasti cs in soil-plant systems.