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Plastic (and microplastic) pollution has been described as one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, and a hallmark of the human-driven epoch known as the Anthropocene. It has gained the attention of the general public, governments, and environmental scientists worldwide. To date, the main focus has been on plastics in the marine environment, but interest in the presence and effects of plastics in freshwaters has increased in the recent years. The occurrence of plastics within inland lakes and rivers, as well as their biota, has been demonstrated. Experiments with freshwater organisms have started to explore the direct and indirect effects resulting from plastic exposure. There is a clear need for further research, and a dedicated space for its dissemination. This book is devoted to highlighting current research from around the world on the prevalence, fate, and effects of plastic in freshwater environments.

Research & information: general --- plastics --- plastic debris --- African great lakes --- freshwater --- beach clean-up --- citizen science --- microplastic --- Enchytraeus crypticus --- enchytraeids --- avoidance test --- toxicity --- oxidative stress --- catalase --- glutathione S-transferase --- polyethylene --- Tubifex tubifex --- aquatic oligochetes --- mortality --- glutathione reductase --- peroxidase --- microplastic exposure --- freshwater environments --- microplastics --- Africa --- ingestion --- Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) --- catfish (Bagrus Bajad) --- fibers --- ATR-FTIR spectroscopy --- plastic pollution --- oysters --- Mississippi Sound --- fluorescence microscopy --- laser direct infrared analysis --- LDIR --- bulk water sampling --- Bonnet Carré Spillway --- dysbiosis --- microbiome --- plastics --- plastic debris --- African great lakes --- freshwater --- beach clean-up --- citizen science --- microplastic --- Enchytraeus crypticus --- enchytraeids --- avoidance test --- toxicity --- oxidative stress --- catalase --- glutathione S-transferase --- polyethylene --- Tubifex tubifex --- aquatic oligochetes --- mortality --- glutathione reductase --- peroxidase --- microplastic exposure --- freshwater environments --- microplastics --- Africa --- ingestion --- Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) --- catfish (Bagrus Bajad) --- fibers --- ATR-FTIR spectroscopy --- plastic pollution --- oysters --- Mississippi Sound --- fluorescence microscopy --- laser direct infrared analysis --- LDIR --- bulk water sampling --- Bonnet Carré Spillway --- dysbiosis --- microbiome

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Plastic (and microplastic) pollution has been described as one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time, and a hallmark of the human-driven epoch known as the Anthropocene. It has gained the attention of the general public, governments, and environmental scientists worldwide. To date, the main focus has been on plastics in the marine environment, but interest in the presence and effects of plastics in freshwaters has increased in the recent years. The occurrence of plastics within inland lakes and rivers, as well as their biota, has been demonstrated. Experiments with freshwater organisms have started to explore the direct and indirect effects resulting from plastic exposure. There is a clear need for further research, and a dedicated space for its dissemination. This book is devoted to highlighting current research from around the world on the prevalence, fate, and effects of plastic in freshwater environments.

plastics --- plastic debris --- African great lakes --- freshwater --- beach clean-up --- citizen science --- microplastic --- Enchytraeus crypticus --- enchytraeids --- avoidance test --- toxicity --- oxidative stress --- catalase --- glutathione S-transferase --- polyethylene --- Tubifex tubifex --- aquatic oligochetes --- mortality --- glutathione reductase --- peroxidase --- microplastic exposure --- freshwater environments --- microplastics --- Africa --- ingestion --- Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) --- catfish (Bagrus Bajad) --- fibers --- ATR-FTIR spectroscopy --- plastic pollution --- oysters --- Mississippi Sound --- fluorescence microscopy --- laser direct infrared analysis --- LDIR --- bulk water sampling --- Bonnet Carré Spillway --- dysbiosis --- microbiome --- n/a --- Bonnet Carré Spillway

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The THz region of the electromagnetic spectrum is a frontier research area involving application of many disciplines, from outdoor to indoor communications, security, drug detection, biometrics, food quality control, agriculture, medicine, semiconductors, and air pollution. THz research is highly demanding in term of sources with high power and time resolution, detectors, and new spectrometer systems. Many open questions still exist regarding working at THz frequencies; many materials exhibit unusual or exotic properties in the THz domain, and researchers need new methodologies to exploit these opportunities. This book contains original papers dealing with emerging applications, new devices, sources and detectors, and materials with advanced properties for applications in biomedicine, cultural heritage, technology, and space.

Research & information: general --- terahertz --- free electron laser --- energy recovery --- THz spectroscopy --- free-electron-lasers --- nonlinear optics --- THz --- waveguide spectroscopy --- coating materials --- particle accelerators --- leaky-wave antennas --- metasurface --- liquid crystals --- graphene --- FEL --- copper --- damage --- surface --- coherent synchrotron radiation --- low alpha --- cross-correlation --- pump-probe --- terahertz spectroscopy --- terahertz time-domain spectroscopy --- terahertz pulsed imaging --- near-field imaging --- biomedical imaging --- cancer diagnosis --- endoscopy --- infrared analysis --- microspectroscopy --- cultural heritage --- synchrotron radiation --- niobium --- proximity effects --- superconductivity --- detectors --- Vortex dynamics --- bunch length --- linac --- far infrared --- spectroscopy --- imaging --- THz source --- high-brightness electron beams --- laser comb technique --- optical indices --- nonlinear effects --- optical rectification --- organic crystals --- HMQ-TMS --- waveguides --- THz detector --- THz imaging --- terahertz --- free electron laser --- energy recovery --- THz spectroscopy --- free-electron-lasers --- nonlinear optics --- THz --- waveguide spectroscopy --- coating materials --- particle accelerators --- leaky-wave antennas --- metasurface --- liquid crystals --- graphene --- FEL --- copper --- damage --- surface --- coherent synchrotron radiation --- low alpha --- cross-correlation --- pump-probe --- terahertz spectroscopy --- terahertz time-domain spectroscopy --- terahertz pulsed imaging --- near-field imaging --- biomedical imaging --- cancer diagnosis --- endoscopy --- infrared analysis --- microspectroscopy --- cultural heritage --- synchrotron radiation --- niobium --- proximity effects --- superconductivity --- detectors --- Vortex dynamics --- bunch length --- linac --- far infrared --- spectroscopy --- imaging --- THz source --- high-brightness electron beams --- laser comb technique --- optical indices --- nonlinear effects --- optical rectification --- organic crystals --- HMQ-TMS --- waveguides --- THz detector --- THz imaging