Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Advances and Challenges in Microplastics

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Academic Editor

El-Sayed Salama
El-Sayed Salama

Lanzhou University, Gansu Academy of Membrane Science and Technology,
China

Series Editor

J. Kevin Summers
J. Kevin Summers

Environmental Protection Agency,
United States of America

Published13 September 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.104368

ISBN978-1-83768-305-5

Print ISBN978-1-83768-304-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83768-306-2

Copyright year2023

Number of pages242

Part of the book seriesEnvironmental Sciences

Issn2754-6713

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2. Bioplastics against Microplastics: Screening of Environmental Bacteria for Bioplastics Production

By Aisha S. Alwuhaib, Vitaly Zinkevich, Tamar Kartvelishvili, Nino Asatiani and Nelly Sapojnikova

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3. Preparation and Analysis of Standard Microplastics

By Raffaella Mossotti, Giulia Dalla Fontana, Anastasia Anceschi, Enrico Gasparin and Tiziano Battistini

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4. Round Robin Test on Microplastic Counting and Identification Method

By Raffaella Mossotti, Giulia Dalla Fontana, Anastasia Anceschi, Enrico Gasparin and Tiziano Battistini

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9. Microplastic Contaminants in the Sediment of the East Coast of Saudi Arabia

By Hamza Jawad Al-Shaikh Ali, Assad Ahmed Al-Thukair, Abdurahiman Kambrath Pulikkoden and Basheer Chanbasha

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10. Micro(Nano)Plastics as Carriers of Toxic Agents and Their Impact on Human Health

By Karla Lizzeth Morales-Cano, Leandro Hermida-Castellanos, Carlos M. Adame-Adame, Luis Alberto Peralta Peláez and Carolina Peña-Montes

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