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Marine Anthropogenic Litter

Marine Anthropogenic Litter

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Environmental Studies

ISBN10: 3319376535
ISBN13: 9783319376530
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Oct 17 2016
Pages: 447
Weight: 1.43
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Foreword.- Preface.- Part 1 A brief history of marine litter research.- Part 2 Abiotic aspects of marine litter pollution.- Global distribution, composition and abundance of marine litter.- Persistence of plastic litter in the oceans.- Part 3 Biological implications of marine litter.- Deleterious effects of litter on marine life.- The complex mixture, fate and toxicity of chemicals associated with plastic debris in the marine environment.- Marine litter as habitat and dispersal vector.- Part 4 Micro plastics.- Micro plastics in the marine environment: sources, consequences and solutions.- Methodology used for the detection and identification of micro plastics - a critical appraisal.- Sources and pathways of micro plastics to habitats.- Micro plastics in the marine environment: distribution, interactions and effects.- Modeling the role of micro plastics in bioaccumulation of organic chemicals to marine aquatic organisms. A critical review.- Nano plastics in the aquatic environment. Critical review.- Part 5 Socio-economic implications of marine anthropogenic litter.- Micro and nano-plastics and human health.- The economics of marine litter.- Regulation and management of marine litter.- Marine litter and the contribution of citizen science.

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