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Particulate plastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments (Record no. 5128)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9781138543928
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ISBN 9780367511401
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 628.5
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Particulate plastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments
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Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New York:
Name of publisher CRC Press,
Year of publication 2020
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 441
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Sources of particulate plastics in terrestrial ecosystems -- Particulate plastics from agriculture -- Polyacrylamide (PAM) as a source of particulate plastics in terrestrial environment -- Analytical methods for particulate plastics in soil and water -- Chemistry and processing of plastics -- Particulate plastics and natural organic matter interactions -- Characteristics of particulate plastics in terrestrial ecosystems -- Facilitated transport of particulate plastics through soil macropores as a mechanism for groundwater contamination -- Microbial plastisphere: Microbial habitation of particulate plastics in terrestrial and aquatic environments -- Aggregation behavior of particulate plastics and its implications -- Environmentally toxic components of plastic manufacture -- Particulate plastics as vectors of heavy metal(loid)s -- Water relations and cadmium uptake of wheat grown in soil with particulate plastics -- Particulate plastics as vectors of organic pollutants -- Ecological impacts of particulate plastics in marine ecosystems -- Sublethal responses to microplastic ingestion in invertebrates : towards a mechanistic understanding using energy flux -- Particulate plastics and human health -- Status of particulate marine plastics in Sri Lanka -- Case studies of particulate plastics distribution and ecotoxicity : Japan -- Particulate plastics distribution and ecotoxicity in marine ecosystems in Thailand and Southeast Asia -- The current status of plastics : a New Zealand Perspective -- Plastic food for fledgling short-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) : an Australian case study -- Management of particulate plastics -- Management of particulate plastic waste input to terrestrial and aquatic environment -- Evaluation and mitigation of the environmental impact of synthetic microfibers -- Bioplastics : a silver bullet to plastic pollution?
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Particulate Plastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments provides a fundamental understanding of the sources of these plastics and the threats they pose to the environment. It demonstrates the ecotoxicity of particulate plastics using case studies and offers management practices to mitigate environmental contamination"--
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Topical Term Microplastics
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Topical Term Pollution prevention.
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Personal name Bolan, Nanthi S.
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Personal name Kirkham, M. B.,
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Halsband, Claudia,
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Personal name Nugegoda, Dayanthi,
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Personal name Ok, Yŏng-sik,
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Withdrawn status Lost status Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Serial Enumeration / chronology Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
    Non-fiction Ichemc Library Ichemc Library General Stacks 29/07/2025 Donation - Dr Ranmal 1st 628.5 PAR 007658 Reference

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