Microplastic Pollution

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Effect of Textile Parameters on Microfiber Shedding Properties of Textiles

   • S. Raja Balasaraswathi, R. Rathinamoorthy

   Pages 1-25

3. Current State of Microplastics Research in SAARC Countries—A Review

   • K. Amrutha, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sachin Shajikumar, Anish Kumar Warrier

   Pages 27-63

4. Distribution and Impact of Microplastics in the Aquatic Systems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects on Biota

   • Tadele Assefa Aragaw, Bassazin Ayalew Mekonnen

   Pages 65-104

5. Microplastic Pollution in Marine Environment: Occurrence, Fate, and Effects (With a Specific Focus on Biogeochemical Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles)

   • Bozhi Yan, Qing Liu, Jingjing Li, Chunsheng Wang, Yanhong Li, Chunfang Zhang

   Pages 105-126

6. Domestic Laundry and Microfiber Shedding of Synthetic Textiles

   • R. Rathinamoorthy, S. Raja Balasaraswathi

   Pages 127-155

7. Microplastics in Dentistry—A Review

   • T. Chandran, Unnikrishnan Vishnu, A. K. Warrier

   Pages 157-174

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​.

• Small Plastic Pieces
• Microfibers From Clothing
• Plastic Pellets
• Sustainable Environment
• Microfiber Shedding
• Synthetic Textiles
• Domestic Laundry
• Microbeads
• Aquatic Systems
• Microplastics in Dentistry

• Sustainability, SgT Group and API, Kowloon, Hong Kong

  Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SgT Group as Head of Sustainability, and is based out of Hong Kong. He earned his PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is a renowned expert in the areas of Environmental Sustainability in Textiles & Clothing Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Ecological Footprint and Product Carbon Footprint Assessment (PCF) in various industrial sectors. He has five years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, research and development and textile testing and over a decade's of experience in life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon and ecological footprints assessment of various consumer products. He has published more than 100 research publications, written numerous book chapters and authored/edited over 95 books in the areas of Carbon Footprint, Recycling, Environmental Assessment and Environmental Sustainability.