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Microplastic Pollution Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Microplastic Pollution By Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

Summary

This book addresses the emergent need to act on reducing or getting rid of micro plastic pollution, to achieve a sustainable environment. 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.

Microplastic Pollution Summary

Microplastic Pollution by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

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 .

About 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.

Table of Contents

Microplastics pollution in aquatic systems: Ecotoxicological effects on biota

Current State of Microplastic Research in SAARC Countries- A Review

Microplastic pollution in sediments: occurence, fate and effects (with a specific focus on biogeochemical carbon and nitrogen cycles)

A Review of Microplastics in Dentistry

Domestic laundry and microfiber shedding of synthetic textiles

Effect of textile parameters on microfiber shedding properties of apparels

Additional information

NPB9789811602962
9789811602962
9811602964
Microplastic Pollution by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
New
Hardback
Springer Verlag, Singapore
2021-03-15
174
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