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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765547703321

Titolo

Advances and Challenges in Microplastics / / El-Sayed Salama, J. Kevin Summers editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2023

ISBN

1-83768-305-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Collana

Environmental sciences

Disciplina

363.738

Soggetti

Microplastics - Environmental aspects

Pollution - Prevention

Pollution prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Why Microplastics Are Exceptional Contaminants? -- Bioplastics against Microplastics: Screening of Environmental Bacteria for Bioplastics Production -- Preparation and Analysis of Standard Microplastics -- Round Robin Test on Microplastic Counting and Identification Method -- Mechanical and Thermal Properties of HDPE/PET Microplastics, Applications, and Impact on Environment and Life -- The Risks of Microplastic Pollution in the Aquatic Ecosystem -- Micro Plastic Challenges in River Delimi Due to Its Interaction with Physicochemical Parameters -- Microplastics Derived from Commercial Fishing Activities -- Microplastic Contaminants in the Sediment of the East Coast of Saudi Arabia -- Micro(Nano)Plastics as Carriers of Toxic Agents and Their Impact on Human Health -- Effect of Microplastic on the Human Health.

Sommario/riassunto

Plastics are crucial materials that are used in daily life. They are manufactured and used until they become waste that negatively impacts the environment and public health. These plastic wastes break down into small particles known as microplastics (MPs) via changes in environmental conditions (i.e., sunlight, temperature, weathering, and irradiation). This reduction in size increases the toxic potential of MPs. This book provides a comprehensive overview of MPs, including the challenges and advances in their effective removal from our



environment.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910566470603321

Autore

Tsokas Grigorios

Titolo

In Honor of Prof. Liritzis Ioannis: Essays in Archaeology & Archaeometry and the Hellenic Contribution to Egyptology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Soggetti

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The archaeology, Egyptology, and archaeological sciences of the SE Mediterranean are ongoing research fields. This book highlights eleven articles that discuss new and contemporary new issues that are diverse in nature and that are linked to the interdisciplinary nature of the presented subjects and that honor the contributions that Prof.I.Liritzis' has made to the field in advance of his retirement. The content of these articles ranges from Egyptian colonialism and Greek-Egyptian contact to archaeoastronomy, the conservation and restoration science of organic and inorganic material culture, fieldwork in Egypt and Jordan, ancient construction technology, the identification of ancient dyes, and multiscientific techniques to study ancient Egyptian materials to Coptic art.