Airborne Microplastics: Analysis, Fate and Human Health Effects
- 1st Edition, Volume 100 - January 25, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Jun Wang
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 7 6 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 7 6 7 - 7
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Request a sales quoteAirborne Microplastics: Analysis, Fate and Human Health Effects, Volume 105 in the Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors to Volume 100
- About the editor
- Preface
- Series editor's preface
- Chapter One: Formation of airborne microplastics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Size characteristics of airborne microplastics
- 3: Degradations of large plastics and formation of microplastics
- 4: Shedding of textiles
- 5: Aerodynamics
- 6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter Two: Occurrence of microplastics in air
- Abstract
- 1: MPs in atmospheric suspended particulates
- 2: MPs in fallouts
- 3: MPs in dusts
- References
- Chapter Three: Collection and separation analysis of airborne microplastics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Current methods of sampling airborne microplastics and microfibres
- 3: Characterization of airborne microplastics and microfibres
- 4: Current concentrations and deposition fluxes of airborne microplastics and microfibres
- 5: Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter Four: Migration and transformation of airborne microplastics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Classification and distribution of airborne MPs
- 3: Migration of airborne MPs
- 4: Transformation of airborne MPs
- 5: Conclusions and prospects
- References
- Chapter Five: Photoaging process of microplastics and their pollutant release
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Photoaging of microplastics
- 3: Release of contaminants during photoaging of microplastics
- References
- Chapter Six: Surface characteristics and biotoxicity of airborne microplastics
- Abstract
- 1: Surface characteristics of airborne microplastics
- 2: The exposure routes of airborne microplastics by organisms
- 3: Biotoxicity of airborne microplastics
- References
- Chapter Seven: Interaction between airborne particulates (microplastics) and pathogenic microorganisms
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Analysis of airborne (pathogenic) microorganisms
- 3: Source, composition and influencing factors of pathogenic microorganisms in air
- 4: Interaction between PM (microplastics) and pathogenic microorganisms
- 5: Conclusion and perspectives
- References
- Chapter Eight: Human health effects of airborne microplastics
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Atmospheric microplastics analysis methodology
- 3: Knowledge of airborne microplastics
- 4: Impact of atmospheric microplastics on human health
- 5: Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 100
- Published: January 25, 2023
- No. of pages (Hardback): 248
- No. of pages (eBook): 248
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443157660
- eBook ISBN: 9780443157677
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Jun Wang
Jun Wang is currently a full professor in College of Marine Sciences at the South China Agricultural University. He obtained a B.S in Chemistry from Henan Normal University in 1995, his M.S. in Applied Chemistry from Guangxi University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008, and he has a postdoc experience in University of Hawaii at Manoa from 2008-2012. His studies focus on Microplastic, Nanoplastic, Microfibers, Organic contaminants, Marine monitoring, Environmental monitoring, Wastewater treatment, Biodegradation of microplastics, Biosensors, and Environmental Analytical Chemistry. So far, he has published more than 200 SCI articles, including Cell, Molecular Plant, Environmental Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Science: Nano, Science of The Total Environment, etc.
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