1st Edition
Microplastic Pollution Occurrence, Health Risk and Challenges
This reference book reviews various aspects of microplastics, from their sources and manifestation in terrestrial, aquatic, and air environments to their fate in wastewater treatment systems. It also covers sampling, analysis, and detection methods for microplastics, along with advanced instrumentation for quantification. Further, the book presents health risk analysis and the toxicity of microplastic contamination, including their ecotoxicological impact on the environment and health risks associated with their accumulation in the tropical food chain and food web. The chapters also present studies exploring the health risks associated with microplastic additives and their interactions with other pollutants. Towards the end, the book focuses on plastic and microplastics management, exploring advanced technologies for bioplastics production, the biodegradation of plastics and bioplastics, and the role of nanotechnology in plastic management. This book serves as an important source for researchers, policymakers, and environmentalists concerned about the impact of microplastics on ecosystems and human health.
Chapter 1: Microplastics in the environment – An introduction
Sangita Yadav, Navish Kataria
Chapter 2: Sources, effects, and fate of microplastics in aquatic environment
Biswanath Mahanty, Mohd. Zafar, Shishir Kumar Behera, Tejas R Atri, Eldon R. Rene
Chapter 3: Microplastic in the Air: Sources, Distribution, and Environmental Implications
Somvir Bajar, Neha Yadav, Kavita Yadav
Chapter 4: Fate and control of microplastics in municipal wastewater treatment systems
Linhua Fan, Li Gao, Arash Mohseni
Chapter 5: Sources and occurrence of microplastics in the terrestrial environment
Sarva Mangala Praveena
Chapter 6: Analytical Techniques of Microplastic in Aquatic Environment: Sampling, Extraction, and Identification
Abel Egbemhenghe, Chika J. Okorie, Toluwalase Ojeyemi, Hussein K. Okoro, Bridget Dunoi Ayoku, Ebuka Chizitere Emenike, Kingsley O. Iwuozor, Adewale George Adeniyi
Chapter 7: Advanced instrumentation for quantification of microplastics.
Jatinder Singh Randhawa
Chapter 8: Microplastics in the aquatic environment: Analytical and mitigation methods
Md Abdullah Al Noman, S. Shanthakumar, Shishir Kumar Behera, S. Srinivasan, Eldon R. Rene, Tejas R Atri
Chapter 9: Analytical and detection techniques of microplastics
Anu Kumari, Meenu Yadav, Rachna Bhateria
Chapter 10: Microplastic Contamination in Water, Sediment, and Biota in Mangrove Forests
Rungpilin Jittalerk, Sandhya Babel
Chapter 11: Microplastics Pollution in the Aquatic Environments: Occurrences, Ecological Impacts and Remediation Technologies
Sumarlin Shangdiar, Kassian T.T. Amesho, Timoteus Kadhila, Chingakham Chinglenthoiba, Sioni Iikela, Nastassia Thandiwe Sithole, Mohd Nizam Lani
Chapter 12: Health and Environmental Impact of Micro-plastics: A Closer View
Niranjan Koirala, Arjun Sharma, Saru Gautam, Nabin Chaulagain, Proestos Charalampos, Jian Bo Xiao
Chapter 13: Uptake, accumulation and ecotoxicological impacts of microplastic on plant production and soil ecosystem
Sangita Yadav, Navish Kataria, Jun Wei Roy Chong, Pawan Kumar Rose, Seema Joshi, Pau Loke Show, Kuan Shiong Khoo
Chapter 14: Ecotoxicological impact of microplastics in the environment
Ajay Valiyaveettil Salimkumar, Mary Carolin Kurisingal Cleetus, Judith Osaretin Ehigie, Cyril Oziegbe Onogbosele, Dorcas Akua Essel, Ransford Parry, Bindhi S Kumar, Prabhakaran M P, Rejish Kumar V J
Chapter 15: Microbial degradation of plastic polymers: organism diversity, mechanism and influencing factors perspective
Pawan Kumar Rose, Nishita Narwal, Rakesh Kumar, Navish Kataria, Sangita Yadav, Kuan Shiong Khoo
Chapter 16: Advanced Technologies for the Production of Bioplastics
Kassian T.T. Amesho, E.I. Edoum, Sumarlin Shangdiar, Abner Kukeyinge Shopati, Timoteus Kadhila, Nastassia Thandiwe Sithole, Chandra Mohan, Sioni Iikela, Manoj Chandra Garg
Chapter 17: Role of Nanotechnology in Plastic and Microplastic Management
Manisha Gulati, Piyush Kumar Gupta, Khushboo Singhal, Malya, Deepansh Sharma, Sunny Dholpuria
Chapter 18: Role of Nanotechnology in Plastic and Microplastic Management
Kassian T.T. Amesho, Sumarlin Shangdiar, E.I. Edoum, Abner Kukeyinge Shopati, Timoteus Kadhila, Sioni Iikela, Nastassia Thandiwe Sithole, Chandra Mohan, Manoj Chandra Garg
Biography
Navish Kataria is currently working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India, since January 2020. He completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2018. He was awarded Dr. D.S Kothari Post-Doctorate Fellowship in 2019 by UGC, New Delhi. He has recently received a UGC start-up Research Grant for research work. He has published >40 research articles in high-impact international journals and 11 book chapters. He has published 03 books (02 CRC Press and 01 Springer book). He has also served as managing guest editor in the reputed journal ESPR (Springer Journal) with Impact Factor- 5.2. and published 01 editorial. He is serving as Review Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry (Section: Sorption Technologies) and reviews other reputed journals, including Elsevier, Springer, MPDI, and De Gruyter. His major research interests are environmental pollution management, water, and wastewater treatment technologies, Green/Sustainable technology pollution, and bio waste management.
Dr. Vinod Kumar Garg is presently working as a professor at the Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India. Previously, he worked at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology and CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India, in different capacities. He has published more than 200 research and review articles and two books. He was awarded the “Thomson Reuters Research Excellence—India Citation Awards 2012”. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including the Biotech Research Society of India, Indian Nuclear Society, etc. He was elected a Fellow of the Biotech Research Society of India in 2011.
Dr. Changseok Han is currently working as an Associate Professor at Department of Environmental Engineering and Program in Environmental & Polymer Engineering in INHA University, Incheon (Korea). He has published more than 90 research and review papers with h-index of 34 in the field of environmental engineering and nanotechnology. Recently, he focuses on the development of standard protocols for sampling and pre-treatment of soil and sediment samples to determine microplastics in the environment. Also, he has studied to develop reliable advanced oxidation technologies for decomposing micropollutants in the environment. He is currently an Editor-In-Chief of Journal of Environmental Analysis, Health, and Toxicology in Korea, an Associate Editor of Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology, and editorial board members of different journals, including Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Frontiers in Catalysis, Applied Nano and Advanced Materials Science and Technology.
Dr. Eldon Raj Rene is currently working as an assistant professor (Senior) in resource recovery technology at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands. He obtained his University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) diploma from IHE Delft and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (India). The focus of Eldon’s multi-disciplinary research interests, with his students and collaborators, is related to the design and testing of resilient bioreactor configurations for the treatment of waste gases and industrial wastewater, industrial resource management, and the application of artificial intelligence tools to model and predict the performance of bioreactors. A chemical engineer by profession with a specialization in industrial pollution control, Eldon has conducted research to address a range of issues related to the environment and energy.
