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Characterization and Toxicology of Microplastics in Soils, Water and Air

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Microplastic Occurrence, Fate, Impact, and Remediation

Part of the book series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World ((ECSW,volume 73))

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Pollution of air, water, and soil by microplastics is a recent issue of health concern, yet methods for microplactic characterisation are actually limited. Recent reseach shows that microplastics in soil, water, and air all have their own unique sampling, detection, characterization and behavior. Here we review microplastics in soils, waters, drinking water, and air, with focus on microplastic characterization, types of microplastics, sampling methods, extraction methods, environmental implications, toxicology and human exposure.

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The authors are thankful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Start-up funding from Hainan University for financial support. Dr. Tariq Mehmood is thankful to the Hainan University of Hainan, China, for the postdoctoral position.

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Mehmood, T. et al. (2023). Characterization and Toxicology of Microplastics in Soils, Water and Air. In: Wang, C., Babel, S., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Microplastic Occurrence, Fate, Impact, and Remediation. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36351-1_2

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