Holistic Plastic Pollution Solutions and Science-Based Policies

Preface

Introduction and Road Map to the Book

Velma I Grover and Sandhya Babel

Plastic Pollution in Coastal and Marine Environments: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions

M.G.Y.L. Mahagamage and S.G. Gamage

Holistic Analysis of Floating Debris in Thailand’s Chao Phraya Tributary: From Community Source to Sink

Yotwadee Hawangchu, Chatpong Na Pombhejara, Kasidij Peantham, Abdul Shobar, Chadalak Samritthinanta, Dao Janjaroen, Unruan Leknoi, Thomas Mani and Jenyuk Lohwacharin

Current Status of Plastic Waste Pollution and Management in Vietnam: Challenges and Opportunities Toward a Circular Economy

Bui Quoc Lap, Pham Thi Thom, Diep Thi Thu Thuy and Huyen Thi Thanh Dang 

Microplastic Pollution in the Water Column and Sediment of Cochin Estuary, India: Abundance, Characteristics, and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment

N.V. Viji and E.V. Ramasamy 

Global Microplastics Contamination in Bottled and Tap Water: Prevalence and Sources

Karuna Gautam, Rashika Pandit, Yubraj Dahal, Bikash Adhikari and Sandhya Babel

Microplastics Intercepted in Mangrove Forests: Sources, Generation, and Mitigation Strategies

Rungpilin Jittalerk and Sandhya Babel

Comprehensive Approaches to Microplastic Sampling and Analysis in Drinking Water

Anh Tuan Ta and Sandhya Babel

Application of Recycled Plastic Waste in the Greenest Freeway in Australia

Salman Shooshtarian, Tayyab Maqsood and Peter S.P. Wong

Beyond Disposal: Unleashing the Potential of Plastic and Metal Waste in Producing Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Environmental Revitalization

Preeti Waribam, Thilina Rejeendre Katugampalage, Wanida Chooaksorn and Paiboon Sreearunothai

 Plastics in Health Care Waste-Pathways for Sustainable Strategies in the Indian Scenario

Kavita Gidwani Suneja and Harsangeet Kaur

AI-Powered Solutions for Combating Plastic Pollution

Mudita Nagpal, Parth Malhotra, Harshita Bangia and Nidhi Sharma

Plastic Waste Amendments to the Basel Convention: A Sri Lankan Stakeholder Perspective

Thenuwara Arachchige Omila Kasun Meetiyagoda, Induka Werellagama, Premakumara Jagath Dickella Gamaralalage and Amila Abeynayaka

Plastic Pollution and Global Warming: Integrated Approach to Develop Policy-Based Solution

Jaber Bin Abdul Bari, Md. Sohel Parvez and Syed Masiur Rahman

Index

Biography

Dr. Sandhya Babel is a distinguished professor at the School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand. Her main research focus has been on the development of low-cost technologies for environmental protection. Specific research interests include microplastics pollution and uptake by biota, microbial fuel cells, adsorption, photocatalysis, phytoremediation, waste valorization, and membrane technology. She has been listed amongst the top 2% scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier BV since 2020. She is also listed as a highly ranked scholar by ScholarGPS.

Dr. Velma I Grover teaches at McMaster University, Canada. Her main research focus includes water and climate change issues. She has worked internationally on a wide range of water-related issues, ranging from capacity building in integrated water resources management, impact of climate change on the water cycle, trans-boundary lake basin management, integrating the supply of safe drinking water and sanitation to health and the reduction of poverty, and introducing good governance in Asia, Africa and North America.

Dr. Amila Abeynayaka is a sustainability assessment researcher at the Technical University of Denmark, specializing in plastics and microplastics in environmental systems. His work focuses on the full life cycle impacts of plastics and products, including their fate, exposure, and effects. His core competencies include research, training, project management, stakeholder engagement, and communication across both the Global South and North. He applies life cycle approaches to support science-based decision-making for governments, NGOs, and industry.