Contents

*by John A. Glaser* 


Preface

This book is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters concerning developments within the plastics in the environment field of study. The book includes scholarly contributions by various authors and is edited by experts pertinent to plastic pollution. Each contribution comes as a separate chapter complete in

The book consists of five chapters: (Chapter 1) From Macroplastic to Microplastic Litter: Occurrence, Composition, Source Identification and Interaction with Aquatic Organisms. Experiences from the Adriatic Sea, (Chapter 2) Technological Approaches for the Reduction of Microplastic Pollution in Seawater Desalination Plants and for Sea Salt Extraction, (Chapter 3) Elemental Analyzer/Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (EA/IRMS) as a Tool to Characterize Plastic Polymers in a Marine Environment , (Chapter 4) Study of the Technical Feasibility of the Use of Polypropylene Residue in Composites for Automotive Industry and (Chapter 5)

This book will be interesting to various readers, researchers, scholars, and specialists in the field, who will find this information useful for the advancement of their

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itself but directly related to the book's topics and objectives.

Biological Degradation of Polymers in the Environment.

research work.
