06497nam 2201873z- 450 991061946400332120231214133033.03-0365-5265-0(CKB)5670000000391634(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/93252(EXLCZ)99567000000039163420202210d2022 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMicroplastics Degradation and CharacterizationMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20221 electronic resource (400 p.)3-0365-5266-9 In the last decade, issues related to pollution from microplastics in all environmental compartments and the associated health and environmental risks have been the focus of intense social, media, and political attention worldwide. The assessment, quantification, and study of the degradation processes of plastic debris in the ecosystem and its interaction with biota have been and are still the focus of intense multidisciplinary research. Plastic particles in the range from 1 to 5 mm and those in the sub-micrometer range are commonly denoted as microplastics and nanoplastics, respectively. Microplastics (MPs) are being recognized as nearly ubiquitous pollutants in water bodies, but their actual concentration, distribution, and effects on natural waters, sediments, and biota are still largely unknown. Contamination by microplastics of agricultural soil and other environmental areas is also becoming a matter of concern. Sampling, separation, detection, characterization and evaluating the degradation pathways of micro- and nano-plastic pollutants dispersed in the environment is a challenging and critical goal to understand their distribution, fate, and the related hazards for ecosystems. Given the interest in this topic, this Special Issue, entitled “Microplastics Degradation and Characterization”, is concerned with the latest developments in the study of microplastics.Mathematics & sciencebicsscChemistrybicsscQuantum & theoretical chemistrybicsscPEEKSIRMdamage mechanismsGISAXSirradiationmicro and nanoplasticsfreshwatersludgeoptical detectionportable devicesin situ detectionmicroplasticsmarine sedimentpetnylon 6nylon 6,6reversed-phase HPLCpolyolefinpolystyrenePyr-GC/MSpolymer degradationmicroparticlesPLAPBSenzymesspecificitythermal profileactivation energywastewaterRaman spectroscopylaser speckle patterntransmittancesedimentationHDPEmicrobeadsphotocatalysisscavengersC,N-TiO2remediationnanotechnologyplastic pollutionvisible light photodegradationmicroplasticratiometric detectionno-wash fluorescent probeimagingone-pot reactionwater remediationnanoplasticartificial ageingpolyolefinspolyethylene terephthalatemicroplastic fiberwashing textiledrying textilepolyester yarn typesmicroplastic extractionoil extractiondensity separationGC–MSmass spectrometry identificationplastic polymerspolyethyleneterrestrialsoilpolymersgeotechnicslandfillsgeosyntheticsGCLclay linerhydraulic conductivityplasticsanthropogenic activitiesquantificationmarinemulti-parametric platformbioplasticsmarine environmentspectroscopyresin pelletsnanoplasticsmicroplastic detection and identificationmicroplastic quantificationfood packagingparticle releaseplastic consumptionecotoxicity assessmentsize influenceconcentration influencemicroplastic pelletsweatheringdegradationYellowness IndexFourier transform infrared spectroscopypersistent organic pollutantsoxidative digestionFenton’s reagentvirginagedSEMFTIRPAHssurface waterchemical compositionHo Chi Minh Citycement mortarsmunicipal incinerated bottom ashPET pelletshydrogelpotassium and sodium polyacrylateswellingphysicochemical changes in the waterpolymeric nanoparticlesPortugalresinpharmaceuticalPVCpaintwastewater treatment plantSouth China SeapollutionPy-GC/MSfragmentation and degradationmechanismMathematics & scienceChemistryQuantum & theoretical chemistryLa Nasa Jacopoedt1319285La Nasa JacopoothBOOK9910619464003321Microplastics Degradation and Characterization3033699UNINA