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Green Treatment Technologies for Microplastic Pollution

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Microplastic Pollution

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In the current situation, to tackle global climate change and minimize plastic pollution, many countries are enacting policies and strict rules on the usage and alternatives of plastics. As a result, understanding the mechanisms of microplastic release into environmental materials is critical such as water interaction to mitigate the problem as effectively as possible. The primary goal of this study is to integrate plastic waste management and current statements of green treatment technologies for microplastic pollution to help sustain the environment and furthermore to improve sustainability by meeting our communal requirements without causing further harm or depletion of the remaining natural resources and developing alternative production methods to replace those that have been shown to harm human health and to decrease environmental plastic pollution. The sorption capability at the regolith showing a progressive bond with the concentration of microplastics as concentration increasing the sorption capacity also increases, and desorption study with water showing the microplastic particles is easily absorbed. The microplastics waste green treatment technologies such as to reduce and conserve plastic usage and its associated nonrenewable energy sources and to safeguard biodiversity, habitats, and biotas to confirm that future generations will be able to fulfill their own needs.

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  1. Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, India

    K. Manikanda Bharath

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, India

    R. Ruthra

  3. Environmental Specialist, Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project, Multi-Disciplinary Project Unit (World Bank Funded), Public Works Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India

    Judith D. Silva

  4. Environmental Sciences, National Agro Foundation (NAF) Research & Development Centre, Anna University Taramani Campus, Chennai, India

    Sathya Velusamy

  5. Centre for Water Resource, Anna University, Chennai, India

    Usha Natesan

  6. Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi

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Manikanda Bharath, K., Ruthra, R., Silva, J.D., Velusamy, S., Natesan, U., Hashmi, M.Z. (2022). Green Treatment Technologies for Microplastic Pollution. In: Hashmi, M.Z. (eds) Microplastic Pollution. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89220-3_21

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