TY  - BOOK
ED  - Wagner, Martin
ED  - Lambert, Scott
AB  - This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume focuses on microscopic plastic debris, also referred to as microplastics, which have been detected in aquatic environments around the globe and have accordingly raised serious concerns. The book explores whether microplastics represent emerging contaminants in freshwater systems, an area that remains underrepresented to date. Given the complexity of the issue, the book covers the current state-of-research on microplastics in rivers and lakes, including analytical aspects, environmental concentrations and sources, modelling approaches, interactions with biota, and ecological implications. To provide a broader perspective, the book also discusses lessons learned from nanomaterials and the implications of plastic debris for regulation, politics, economy, and society. In a research field that is rapidly evolving, it offers a solid overview for environmental chemists, engineers, and toxicologists, as well as water managers and policy-makers.
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-319-61615-5
ID  - OAPEN ID: ONIX_20201113_9783319616155_8
KW  - Environmental Chemistry
KW  - Water Quality/Water Pollution
KW  - Geochemistry
KW  - Analytical Chemistry
KW  - Marine & Freshwater Sciences
KW  - Water
KW  - Emerging contaminants
KW  - Plastic pollution
KW  - Microplastic pollution
KW  - Microplastic-associated biofilms
KW  - Freshwater pollution
KW  - Inland water pollution
KW  - Plastic contamination
KW  - Pollution & threats to the environment
KW  - Water supply & treatment
KW  - Limnology (inland waters)
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/8467a585-a494-4ab8-b1f9-958ff421c6ae/2018_Book_FreshwaterMicroplastics.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42902
PB  - Springer Nature
PY  - 2018
SN  - 9783319616148
TI  - Freshwater Microplastics : Emerging Environmental Contaminants?
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