Microplastic Pollution

This edited volume covers cutting-edge research on different facets of microplastic pollution at the global level. The book describes different types of microplastics, their sources, transportation, extraction, identification, deleterious effects (on flora and fauna) and various mitigation measures.

This book discusses recent advances in microplastic pollution and suggests future research directions to mitigate microplastic at the global level. It constitutes six important sections to report different facets of microplastic pollution. Section 1 deals with microplastic types, sources, uses and transport from land to aquatic environment; Section 2 reports detection, collections, extraction and identification of different types of microplastic from various polluting sites; Section 3 suggests cleaning drives for the removal of microplastic from the polluting sites; Section 4 highlights the impact of microplastic waste on flora and fauna in both terrestrial and aquatic environments; Section 5 enlists various microplastic degradation approaches to mitigate microplastic; and Section 6 discusses recent regulations/policies to minimize microplastic generation, followed by future research directions to mitigate microplastic pollution at global level.

This book is of interest and useful to professionals working on microplastic mitigation, environment protection and waste management, NGOs and policymakers.

Dr. Mohd. Shahnawaz is currently working as an assistant professor on contract basis at Department of Botany, University of Ladakh, Kargil Campus, Khumbathang, Ladakh, India. In 2021, he was selected as an associate professor under invited talent programme at Biofuel Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China. In the year, he was selected as a postdoc fellow at Yeungnam University, South Korea. Dr. Shahnawaz got selected for National Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2017, funded by DST-SERB, Govt. of India. He has several years of teaching and postdoctoral research experience. Dr. Shahnawaz worked on bioremediation of polythene at the Botany Department, SP Pune University, during his doctoral research with Prof. A. B. Ade. He is recipient of various fellowships awarded by the SPPU, UGC-BSR, UGC-MANF and DST-SERB. His research interest is in ecology, microbiology, bioremediation, plant biotechnology, integrative medicine and biofuels. Currently, he is focused on the mitigation of microplastic using bioremediation technology. He has served as a reviewer and editor for several international journals and had received the Young Scientist Award (2019) from VDGood Professional Association at Vishakhapatnam, India. He has published 23 research articles, 15 book chapters and 9 books of international repute.