Microplastics and Your Health Problems - E-book - ePub

Microplastics are effects our marine ecosystems. Not only marine ecosystems but also its effects our health through food chain. This book introduces about microplastics and how microplastics effects our health. This book consists of eight chapters. The First Chapter give definition of polymers, plastics, biodegradation, and resins. The First Chapter also describes of resin identification code and various discovery in plastics industry.
The Second Chapter deals with the different types of plastics additives and its health effects via food. The Third Chapter give definition of microplastics, nanoplastics, mesoplastics, microfiber, marine debris, nurdles, and microbeads. The Third Chapter also introduces the soureces and classification of microplastics, plastics waste generation per year in various country. The Fourth Chapter discusses plastics pollution causes and its effects.
The Fifth Chapter has a special mention on plastics and its health effects. The Sixth Chapter provides on the microplastics sampling and microplastics identification. The Seventh Chapter describes about the microplastics sensor and its objectives. The Eight Chapter build a preliminary overview of single use plastics and how to reduce plastics pollution?