MICRO 2016: Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosy

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-812271-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 436 g

Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: From the Coastline to the Open Sea brings together highlights from the conference proceedings for MICRO 2016: Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: From the Coastline to the Open Sea.

While the presence of microplastics in ecosystems has been reported in the scientific literature since the 1970's, many pressing questions regarding their impacts remain unresolved. This short format title draws from the shared scientific and technical material and summarizes the current research and future outlook.

Zielgruppe

<p>The target audience primarily includes: members of the academic community interested in the multifaceted topic of microplastics; Oceanographers, Ecologists and climatologists, researchers in marine litter, ecotoxicology, marine biology or environmental science other stakeholders (concerned citizens, educators, policy-makers, conservation groups, industry [including those related to plastics use and manufacturing; fishing; etc.])</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baztan, Juan

Jorgensen, Bethany

Pahl, Sabine

Thompson, Richard C.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Abstracts from Oral Presentations

Plastic and Restricted Heavy Metals

Citizen Research for Ocean Conservation

Microplastics in Sewage Sludge: Effects of Treatment

Sources and Fate of Microplastics in Swiss Surface Waters

Microplastics in a UK Sewage Treatment Plant

Fates of Plastic Pollution in a Major Urban River: Persistence and Bacterial Colonization of Oil-based Plastics and Bioplastics in the Yarra River, Melbourne, Australia

Presence and Abundance of Microplastics in Sediments of Tributaries of the River Thames, UK

Microplastics in Different Compartments of the Urban Water Cycle: From the Sources to the Rivers

Validation of a Density Separation Technique for the Recovery of Microplastics and Its Use on Marine Freshwater Sediments

Microplastics in Singapore's Coastal Mangrove Ecosystems

A Quantitative Analysis of Microplastic Pollution Along the South-eastern Coastline of South Africa

Plastic Pollutants Within the Marine Environment of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Reading Between the Grains - Microplastics in Intertidal Beach Sediments of a World Heritage Area: Cleveland Bay (QLD), Australia

Patterns of Plastic Pollution in Offshore, Nearshore, and Estuarine Waters of Perth, Western Australia

Microplastics in Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Waters

Occurrence of Microplastics in the South Eastern Black Sea

Microplastics Migrations in Sea Coastal Zone: Baltic Amber as an Example

Simultaneous Trace Analysis of Nine Common Plastics in Environmental Samples via Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (Py-GCMS)

Extensive Review on the Presence of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Seafood: Data Gaps and Recommendations for Future Risk Assessment for Human Health

State of Knowledge on Human Health Implications on Consumption of Aquatic Organisms Containing Microplastics

Effects of PVC and Nylon Microplastics on Survival and Reproduction of the Small

Über Autor(innen)

Pahl, Sabine
Sabine Pahl is Associate Professor (Reader) in Psychology at Plymouth University. Her applied areas of interest are marine conservation, restorative environments and energy, especially the role of behaviour change. Sabine is part of a Southwest team that has demonstrated the psychological benefits of 'blue space' environments such as oceans, and the detrimental effect of marine litter. She was the lead social scientist in the MARLISCO project focused on Marine Litter in European Seas (marlisco.eu). The role of the Plymouth team was to evaluate science-in-society activities in 14 European countries plus Turkey, summarised in a guide for influencing behaviour. Sabine is one of only two social scientists involved in the United Nations GESAMP Working Group 40 on ocean microplastics, and the Phase 1 report contains recommendations for more behavioural science. Since 2010 Sabine has had research funding from various agencies including EPSRC, ESRC, FP7, DEFRA and H2020. She is the Secretary for the International Association of Applied Psychology's Environmental Division and was the lead convenor for two sessions (behaviour change and perceptions of climate change) at the UNFCC COP21 science conference in Paris in July, which summarised the science to inform the COP 21 policy meeting in December this year.

Thompson, Richard C.
Richard C. Thompson is a Professor at the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre School of Marine Science and Engineering at Plymouth University.

Jorgensen, Bethany
Bethany Jorgensen graduated from the University of Chicago in 2008 and is currently a graduate student at the University of Maine. She has been an editor for Marine Sciences For Society since 2009, and became a co-coordinator of the group in 2014.