Arif Ahamad - Plastic and Microplastic in the Environment: Management and Health Risks

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 6
5. Chapter 7
6. Chapter 8
7. Chapter 10
8. Chapter 12
9. Chapter 13
10. Chapter 14

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14

Edited by

Arif Ahamad

Daulat Ram College

University of Delhi

New Delhi, India

Pardeep Singh

PGDAV College

University of Delhi

New Delhi, India

Dhanesh Tiwary

Indian Institute of Technology

Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi, India

This edition first published 2022
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Names: Ahamad, Arif, editor. | Singh, Pardeep, editor. | Tiwary, Dhanesh, editor.
Title: Plastic and microplastic in the environment : management and health risks / edited by Arif Ahamad, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, Pardeep Singh, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, Dhanesh Tiwary, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021040642 (print) | LCCN 2021040643 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119800781 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119800873 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119800880 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Plastic scrapEnvironmental aspects. | MicroplasticsEnvironmental aspects. | PlasticsToxicology.
Classification: LCC TD427.P62 P54 2022 (print) | LCC TD427.P62 (ebook) | DDC 363.738dc23/eng/20211022
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021040642
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Juan Carlos lvarezZeferino
Universidad Autnoma Metropolitana
Mexico City
Mexico

Iqbal Ansari
Department of Earth Sciences and Environment
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Bangi, Selangor
Malaysia

Charu Arora
Department of Chemistry
Guru Ghasidas University
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
India

Sandhya Babel
School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thammasat University
Pathum Thani
Thailand

Kaushik Kumar Bharadwaj
Department of Bioengineering and Technology
GUIST
University of Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
India

Yong Chen
School of Environmental Science and Engineering
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan
China

Bhabesh Kumar Choudhury
Department of Chemistry
University of Guwahati
Guwahati, Assam
India

Arely Areanely CruzSalas
Universidad Autnoma de Baja California
Mexicali
Baja California
Mexico

Maha M. ElKady
Department of Selfpollinated Vegetables Crops
Horticulture Research Institute (HRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC)
Giza
Egypt

Antima Gupta
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Jammu
Jammu
India

Shivali Gupta
Department of Environmental Sciences
University of Jammu
Jammu
India

Rupjyoti Haloi
Department of Electrical Engineering
Assam Engineering College
Jalukbari, Guwahati
Assam
India

Marlia Mohd Hanafiah
Department of Earth Sciences and Environment
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Bangi, Selangor
Malaysia;
Centre for Tropical Climate Change System
Institute of Climate Change
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)