Meso and Microplastic Risk Assessment in Marine Environments

New Threats and Challenges

1st Edition - June 12, 2024
Editors: Selvam Sekar, Senapathi Venkatramanan, Chidambaram Sabarathinam, Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan
Language: English
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Meso and Microplastic Risk Assessment in Marine Environment: New Threat and Challenges in Marine Environment presents an interdisciplinary approach, offering key techniques and management of microplastic contamination in the disciplines of environmental science, fisheries, oceanography, geology, chemistry, biology and ocean science. Sections cover an overview of microplastic in the marine environment, deal with the origin, occurrences, distribution and various methodologies (for dealing with microplastics) available for microplastics, address the global case study of microplastic separation using recent techniques, and discuss the impact of microplastics on human health and the surrounding environment.

This book is an important step in the field of microplastic pollution mitigation in environmental science as it offers a thorough accounting of the effects of pollutants on the environment, marine organisms, and the public health implications, as such it is relevant for aquatic ecologists, oceanographers, toxicologists, and marine biologists.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Part 1. Meso- and microplastics: Introduction and current scenario
Chapter 1. Meso- and microplastics in marine environments: An overview
1. Introduction
2. Worldwide plastic pollution
3. Plastic pollution in ecosystems
4. Importance of studying meso- and microplastics in marine ecosystems
5. Distribution and transport of meso- and microplastics in marine environments
6. Ecological impact - ingestion, bioaccumulation, indirect effects
7. Monitoring and detection methods
8. Mitigation and solutions for meso- and microplastics in marine ecosystems
9. Legislative measures and regulations
10. Development of alternative materials
11. Public awareness and education campaigns
12. Global initiatives and collaborations in combating plastic pollution
13. United Nations sustainable development goals
14. Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal
15. Future research and emerging technologies
16. Recap of key takeaways and urgency of addressing the issue
Chapter 2. Microplastics in the Arabian/Persian Gulf marine environment: Abundance, characterization, ecotoxicological effect, and implications
1. Introduction
2. Methods of microplastic analysis
3. Distribution, types, and polymer characterization of microplastics in various environmental matrices
4. Surface morphology and weathering pattern of microplastics
5. Interaction between microplastics and persistent organic pollutants/trace metals
6. Role of hydrodynamics on transport and distribution of microplastics in Arabian/Persian Gulf
7. Influence of microplastics on marine organisms
8. Conclusion and future perspectives
Chapter 3. Plastic wastes: Source to sink
1. Introduction
2. Use and production of plastics
3. Sources of plastic waste
4. Primary and secondary microplastics
5. Classification of plastic waste
6. Toxicity of classes of plastic wastes
7. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Microplastics prevalence in marine and freshwater systems of Kerala, India
1. Introduction
2. Analysis of microplastics: sample collection, preparation, and identification
3. Results and discussion
4. Degradation studies
5. Conclusion
Part 2. Microplastic processes in the marine environment
Chapter 5. Dynamics of microplastics in various environments: Occurrence, sources, and the impacts
1. Introduction
2. Background on microplastics
3. Microplastics in several environments
4. Methodology
5. Impacts of microplastics
6. Conclusion
7. Future perspective
Chapter 6. Microplastic abundance and exposure-related effects on corals, the foundation species of the marine ecosystem
1. Introduction
2. Microplastics in the field and laboratory
3. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Extraction methodologies of microplastics in sargassum and associated ecological risks
1. Introduction
2. How are microplastics extracted and characterized?
3. Proposed methodology to determine microplastics in sargassum
4. Ecotoxicological impacts of microplastics in seagrass systems
5. Conclusion
Part 3. Assessment of microplastics: Current trends and techniques
Chapter 8. Assessment of microplastic pollution in the Vembar estuarine environment, Southeast coast of India
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Chapter 9. Sources, abundance, and spatial distribution of marine debris pollution along beaches of Kanyakumari, southern India
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Availability of data and material
Chapter 10. Microplastic pollution in marine sea fish
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Laboratory analysis
4. Results and discussion
5. Discussion
6. Impact of microplastics on fish
7. Conclusion
Chapter 11. Microplastic pollution in marine sea salts
1. Introduction
2. Sea salt contamination internationally
3. Sea salt contamination nationally
4. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Ecological risk assessment of microplastic contamination in the Adyar River, Chennai: Distribution and source identification
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusion
Chapter 13. Human exposure to microplastics in saltpan and seawater: Risk assessment and ecotoxicological implications
1. Introduction
2. Geographical setup of the study area
3. Detailed methodology
4. Abundance and spatial variations of microplastics
5. Health risk assessment related to microplastics
6. Preventive measurements
7. Conclusions
Chapter 14. Adsorption of heavy metals on microplastics in marine environments
1. Introduction
2. Sources of heavy metals in marine environments
3. Occurrences and sorption mechanisms of microplastics with heavy metals
4. Factors affecting heavy metal sorption capacity of microplastics
5. Environmental risk of microplastics and associated metals
6. Conclusion
Chapter 15. Review of microplastics in groundwater: Sources, identification, and health effects
1. Introduction
2. Studies of microplastics in groundwater
3. Analysis of scopus database entries of microplastics in groundwater
4. Health effects of microplastics in groundwater
5. Sources of microplastics in groundwater
6. Collection and identification of microplastics in groundwater
7. Strategies for managing microplastics
8. Conclusion
Chapter 16. Impacts of mesoplastics and microplastics on marine biodiversity
1. Introduction
2. Production
3. Origin and sources
4. Impacts on biodiversity
5. Managing microplastics
6. Future research
7. Conclusion
Part 4. Management and remediation
Chapter 17. Microplastic risks and potential threats to marine biodiversity and human beings
1. Introduction
2. Sources of microplastics
3. Microplastic analysis
4. Effects of microplastics on marine biodiversity
5. Transmission pathway of microplastics and their products in humans (Fig. 17.4)
6. Impacts of microplastics on humans
7. Conclusion
Chapter 18. Environmental impact induced by face mask wastes and sustainable solution to reduce this waste during the COVID 19 pandemic
1. Introduction
2. Face masks, medical gloves, and other waste threats to oceans
3. Landfill treatment and solid waste management
4. Current practices in Tamil Nadu
5. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Public notice for urgent attention
6. Advanced treatment technologies
7. Disposal management of face masks during COVID-19 pandemic
8. Conclusion
Chapter 19. Reducing, recycling, and fundamentally rethinking microplastics
1. Introduction
2. Reduction
3. Recycling
4. Role of stakeholders in rethinking microplastics
5. Conclusion
Chapter 20. Present advances in strategies to mitigate the microplastics contamination
1. Introduction
2. Reducing plastic use
3. Production-level plastic waste reduction strategies
4. Improving waste management strategies
5. Waste-to-energy and feedstock
6. Landfills
7. Biobased and biodegradable plastics
8. Enhancing wastewater treatment technology
9. Think globally and act locally to mitigate microplastics
10. Microplastic removal methods
11. Administrative and legislative policies around the world
12. Conclusion
Index

Selvam Sekar

Dr. Selvam Sekar received a Gold Medal in master degree in Geology from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India in 2009, and Ph.D at the same University (Studies on Environmental Impact Assessment, Human Health and Evaluation of groundwater pollution in and around Tuticorin city, Tamilnadu) in 2013. In 2009, he joined as an Assistant Professor in Geology, V.O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin. Dr. Selvam’s overall research focus for the past 11 years has been directed toward understanding the environment through water and sediments. He has published around 52 International research paper in SCI/SCIE indexed journal which cover speciation of water and sediments, particularly heavy metals, fluoride, arsenic, GLADIT and DRASTIC model, RS and GIS, ANN model, and FUZZY model. He had 4 research projects completed during 2010-2018 and he is currently working on two projects on Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) funded by DST and MoES, Government of India.

Affiliations and expertise

PG and Research Department of Geology, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India

Senapathi Venkatramanan

Dr. Venkatramanan Senapathi currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the PG and Research Department of Geology at National College, Tiruchirappalli, India. Before assuming this position, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow under the Brain Korea BK21 program at Pukyong National University in South Korea, and as Research Faculty at Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam. His academic contributions encompass over 200 peer-reviewed articles, 2 edited books, 7 special issue volumes, 26 conference proceedings, and 12 book chapters. His Google Scholar H-index is 37. His research interests cover a wide spectrum including Environmental Geochemistry, Hydrogeological Processes, Sediment Dynamics, Remote Sensing and GIS, and Environmental Toxins.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor PG and Research Department of Geology, National College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli,Tamilnadu, India

Chidambaram Sabarathinam

Dr. S. Chidambaram is currently working as Research Scientist, Water Research Centre, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. He was a gold medalist in Undergraduate and Post graduate degrees. He served as professor and head for the department of Earth sciences. He has 19 years of teaching experience andproduced 16 M.Phils and 15 Ph.D thesis under his guidance. He has published more than 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 9 books in the field of hydrogeochemistry. He has developed a computer program in C++ (WATCLAST) for hydrogeochemical studies. His work on fluoride removal by natural material in community water supply scheme as an outcome of MoEn&F project has received the best paper award in the Applied Water Sciences journal for the year 2013. He has awarded for the best contribution in the field of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geochemistry during 2016 by Indian Society of Applied Geochemists. He has undertaken training in IAEA programs and served as an expert for two IAEA expert missions to KISR, Kuwait.

Affiliations and expertise

Research Scientist, Water Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait

Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan

Dr M.V. Prasanna is an Associate Professor at Curtin University, Malaysia. He completed his Ph.D in 2008 at Annamalai University, India. He was a gold medallist in Post graduate degree. He has qualified State Educational Test (SET) under University Grants Commission (UGC), India for lectureship. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience and produced 2 PhD and 2 M.Phil students under his guidance. He has published 86 Journal papers and 8 book chapters, indexed in Thomson Reuters and Scopus. Recently, he has edited a book on GIS and Geo-statistical Techniques for Groundwater Science and published by Elsevier in June 2019. Currently, he is editing a two special issues on recent environmental geochemical trends in water and sediments – a framework on OSPRC 2020 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research Journal.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Geology, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia

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