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Index
Summary
This is an index page from a book on microplastic pollution, listing key topics covered including types of plastics, treatment methods, coastal pollution, and analytical techniques. The comprehensive index reflects the broad scope of microplastic research across environmental, health, and technological domains.
Abundance 435 Abundance of nurdles on Sarakkuwa beach 424 Accidental spillages of plastic nurdles 421 Acid resin 381 Acrylamide 381 Acrylic (AC) 114, 465 Acrylic copolymer (AC) 178 Acrylic crosspolymer (ACS) 178 Actions and Resolutions 58 Addition of PE and PVC inhibited the activity 208 Advanced treatment methods (adsorption on active) 182 Aerated lagoons or activated sludge 182 Aerobic biological treatment 182 Agricultural fields and soil 130 Aliphatic hydrocarbons, pesticides and herbicides 223 Alternate to conventional petro-based plastic carry bags and films 58 Altitude and surface roughness 83 Amoxicillin (AMX) 223 Anaerobic processes 182 Analytical methodologies for microplastics in soil 259 Analytical methods for the separation, qualification, and quantification of MPs 253 Analytical techniques for detection and quantification of microplastics in the atmosphere 118 Antarctic fish 22 Antarctic specially protected area (ASPA) 188 Antibiotics 182 Application of sewage sludge/biosolids 205 Arctic and sub-Arctic regions 23 Arctic Central Basin (ACB) 19 Arctic sea ice 19 Asphalt rubber 487 Assimilation of microplastics in saline water bodies and soil ecosystems 467 Atmospheric chemistry of MPs 136 Atmospheric circulation, transport, suspension, and deposition 134 Atmospheric deposition 206 Atomic force microscopy (AFM) 119 Autoclaving 72 Azoxystrobin 223 c Car and truck tire composition 479 Carbendazim (CAR) 223 Cellophane (CP) 23 Cellulose acetate (CA) 181 Challenges of bioplastics production 460 Characteristics and contamination of spilled nurdles 425 Characteristics and sources of microplastics emitters 81 Characteristics of compost-hosted microplastics 436 Chemical combination with MPs 253 Chemical composition 98 Chemical disinfection 72 Chemical nature 191 Chemical nature and distribution processes 190 Chemical oxidation 182 Chemical precipitation 182 Chemical weathering 132 Chrysene (Chry) 223 Circular Economy (CE) 182 Classification 114 Classification and sources of microplastics 394 Classification, oųalification, and oųantification of microplastics in soil 253 Coagulation with lime, aluminum (sulfate and polychlorinated aluminum) 182 CODE 7 306 Collection points 488 Collembolans 240 Index Index 500 Comparison between systems for recycling tires in the EU Countries, the United States, Japan, and Brazil 481 Comparison for recycling tires in the EU Countries, the USA, Japan, and Brazil 481 Composition and characteristics of microplastics 394 Compost and fertilizers 205 Compost-hosted microplastics as a vector 440 Composting process as a source of microplastics 435 Computed microtomography (μCT) 262 Conclusions and future prospects 72 Consequences of microplastics for nutrient cycling and implications 331 Constraints on the use of plastic waste disposal technologies 57 Coprocessing of plastic waste in cement kilns 55 Coprocessing waste tires in cement kilns 484 Coronene (Cor) 223 Cost of plants to convert plastic waste to refused-derived fuel (RDF) 56 COVID-19 65, 113 4 H-Cyclopenta[def]phenanthrene (CPP) 223
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