TY - BOOK ID - 85723834 TI - Microplastic pollution PY - 2021 SN - 9811602972 9811602964 PB - Gateway East, Singapore : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Pollution. KW - Environmental management. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Pollution, general. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental quality KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Pollutants KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Environmental aspects KW - Microplastics KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Microbeads KW - Plastic particles KW - Plastic marine debris KW - Plastics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85723834 AB - This book addresses the emergent need to act on reducing or getting rid of micro plastic pollution, to achieve a sustainable environment. Microplastics are small plastic pieces, which are less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our oceans and aquatic life. These predominantly include microfibers from clothing, microbeads, and plastic pellets. Microplastics impact aquatic creatures, turtles and birds. According to the first study on estimation of human ingestion of microplastic, on average a person consumes at least 50,000 particles of microplastic a year and breathes a similar quantity. Ingested microplastic particles can physically damage organs and also compromise immune function and stymie growth and reproduction. This book presents six informative chapters in order to alleviate the above mentioned issues . ER -