Nanoplastics in the aquatic environment
Mattsson, Karin LU ; Jocic, Simonne ; Doverbratt, Isa LU and Hansson, Lars Anders LU
(2018)
p.379-399
- Abstract
Plastics contribute the most to the ever-growing buildup of pollution in Earth’s water bodies. In the aquatic environment, plastic essentially exists in multiple forms before and following passage to nature depending on its synthetic pathway and succeeding degree of fragmentation or degradation, and includes bulk material, as well as nanosized particles. It is of utmost importance to understand the ecological and biological consequences of nanoparticle release to nature considering that their properties differ considerably from their corresponding bulk material. This chapter highlights recent findings concerning sources, degradation pathways, and ecotoxicity of the nanoparticles derived from plastic degradation in addition to those... (More)
Plastics contribute the most to the ever-growing buildup of pollution in Earth’s water bodies. In the aquatic environment, plastic essentially exists in multiple forms before and following passage to nature depending on its synthetic pathway and succeeding degree of fragmentation or degradation, and includes bulk material, as well as nanosized particles. It is of utmost importance to understand the ecological and biological consequences of nanoparticle release to nature considering that their properties differ considerably from their corresponding bulk material. This chapter highlights recent findings concerning sources, degradation pathways, and ecotoxicity of the nanoparticles derived from plastic degradation in addition to those intentionally fabricated to their form in aquatic systems.
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- author
- Mattsson, Karin
LU
; Jocic, Simonne
; Doverbratt, Isa
LU
and Hansson, Lars Anders
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Aquatic environment, Nanoplastic, Pollution
- host publication
- Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments : An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency - An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency
- pages
- 21 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85082083021
- ISBN
- 9780128137475
- 9780128137482
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-12-813747-5.00013-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- faf39584-488f-4f63-ba84-19ad63444bd4
- date added to LUP
- 2020-04-15 08:16:46
- date last changed
- 2024-06-27 16:04:09
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author = {{Mattsson, Karin and Jocic, Simonne and Doverbratt, Isa and Hansson, Lars Anders}},
booktitle = {{Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments : An Emerging Matter of Environmental Urgency}},
isbn = {{9780128137475}},
keywords = {{Aquatic environment; Nanoplastic; Pollution}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{379--399}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
title = {{Nanoplastics in the aquatic environment}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813747-5.00013-8}},
doi = {{10.1016/B978-0-12-813747-5.00013-8}},
year = {{2018}},
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