Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment
| Autor: | Karin Mattsson, Isa Doverbratt, Lars-Anders Hansson, Simonne Jocic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pollution
Multiple forms Aquatic ecosystem media_common.quotation_subject 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Aquatic environment Environmental chemistry Degradation (geology) Environmental science Ecotoxicity 0210 nano-technology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-0-12-813747-5.00013-8 |
| Popis: | Plastics contribute the most to the ever-growing buildup of pollution in Earth’s water bodies. In the aquatic environment, plastic essentially exists in multiple forms before and following passage to nature depending on its synthetic pathway and succeeding degree of fragmentation or degradation, and includes bulk material, as well as nanosized particles. It is of utmost importance to understand the ecological and biological consequences of nanoparticle release to nature considering that their properties differ considerably from their corresponding bulk material. This chapter highlights recent findings concerning sources, degradation pathways, and ecotoxicity of the nanoparticles derived from plastic degradation in addition to those intentionally fabricated to their form in aquatic systems. (Less) |
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