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Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in the Marine Environment

Editors:

  1. Hideshige Takada

    1. Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry (LOG), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Hrissi K. Karapanagioti

    1. Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

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  • Provides new insights into the environmental impact of chemicals associated with plastics

  • Identifies research points that need to be addressed in the future

  • Will appeal to environmental managers, scientists and policymakers

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 78)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Additives and Chemicals in Plastics

    • Anthony L. Andrady, Nepali Rajapakse
    Pages 1-17

  4. Release of Additives and Monomers from Plastic Wastes

    • Charita S. Kwan, Hideshige Takada
    Pages 51-70

  5. Degradation of Various Plastics in the Environment

    • Kalliopi N. Fotopoulou, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti
    Pages 71-92

  6. Occurrence of Marine Litter in the Marine Environment: A World Panorama of Floating and Seafloor Plastics

    • Christos Ioakeimidis, François Galgani, George Papatheodorou
    Pages 93-120

  8. Nature of Plastic Marine Pollution in the Subtropical Gyres

    • Marcus Eriksen, Martin Thiel, Laurent Lebreton
    Pages 135-162

  9. Hazardous Chemicals in Plastics in Marine Environments: International Pellet Watch

    • Rei Yamashita, Kosuke Tanaka, Bee Geok Yeo, Hideshige Takada, Jan A. van Franeker, Megan Dalton et al.
    Pages 163-183

  13. Ingestion of Plastics by Marine Organisms

    • Peter G. Ryan
    Pages 235-266

  14. Transfer of Hazardous Chemicals from Ingested Plastics to Higher-Trophic-Level Organisms

    • Kosuke Tanaka, Rei Yamashita, Hideshige Takada
    Pages 267-280

  16. Conclusions of “Hazardous Chemicals Associated with Plastics in Environment”

    • Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, Hideshige Takada
    Pages 297-305

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 309-315
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About this book

This volume consists of 15 chapters and focuses on hazardous chemicals, how they are associated with plastics, and their environmental risks. It includes background information on plastics and additives chemistry, and their observed or potential effects on living organisms as well as the oceanographic aspects of marine debris dispersion. The respective chapters provide insights into the sorption/desorption of chemicals in and out of plastics, the mechanisms and kinetics, but also the scale of the concentrations of chemicals found in marine debris, particularly in microplastics. The occurrence of the various chemicals is analyzed, as well as the distribution profiles of the chemicals in microplastics throughout the world’s oceans. The implications of the fact that plastics carry within them several chemicals are discussed in detail. In closing, new research topics that warrant further attention are identified. The book will appeal to all scientists who are already working or interested in starting to work on the topic of marine debris, as well as policymakers, NGOs and the broader informed public.
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Keywords

  • Additives
  • Microplastics
  • Degradation
  • Plastic waste
  • Marine debris
  • ecotoxicology
  • water quality and water pollution
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry (LOG), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

    Hideshige Takada

  • Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

    Hrissi K. Karapanagioti

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