Micro and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environment

Preface.

1. Micro/Nano Plastics in Aquatic Biota: Concerns, Risks, Mitigation, and Policies

Ashok Vaseashta, Ioan Stamatin and Surik Khudaverdyan

2. Microplastic Pollution Mitigation from Fresh and Marine Water Bodies

Olena Stabnikova, Viktor Stabnikov, Andrii Marynin, Maris Klavins and Ashok Vaseashta

3. Properties and Related Effects of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: From the Organismic to Cellular Level

Michael Schwarzer, Julian Brehm, David Gitschier, Luca Liprandi, Anja FRM Ramsperger, Sven Ritschar, Jona Schmitt, Reetha Thomas, Simon Wieland, Martin GJ Löder, Holger Kress and Christian Laforsch

4. Beyond the Surface: Biofilms and Microplastics in Aquatic Systems

Fernanda Miranda Zoppas, Nicolás Alejandro Sacco and Fernanda Albana Marchesini

5. Evidence of Microplastics in the Mediterranean (Adriatic) Sea and the Pacific Ocean

Antonietta Morena Gatti and Stefano Montanari

6. Sources and Impacts of Microplastics in Aquatic Environment and Remediation Strategies

Gor Khachatryan, Ashok Vaseashta and Gor Gevorgyan

7. Toxicokinetic Effects of Micro/Nano Plastics on Human Health

Ashkhen Hovhannisyan and Shushanik Kazaryan

8. Micro Plastic Hazards in Agricultural Ecosystems: Management and Policies for Sustainable Agriculture

Manjistha Baruah, Rahul Gogoi, Madhurjya Ranjan Sarmah, Oliva Saha and Madhumita Barooah

9. Biodegradation Prerequisites for Microplastic Pollution in Freshwater Lakes in Armenia

Lusine Hambaryan, Dmitrii Sadokov and Olesia Sadokova

10. Hazards Associated with Micro/Nano Plastics in Agricultural Soils

Surya Singh

11. Micro-Nano Plastics in Aquatic Environments: Associated Health Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

Ludmila Sidorenko, Tatiana Gutul, Inna Rastimesina, Shushanik Kazaryan, Ashkhen Hovhannisyan, Susanna Tiratsuyan, Anatolie Sidorenko and Ashok Vaseashta

Index

Biography

Ashok Vaseashta, Prof. Acad. is CEO/CTO and Executive Director for strategic research with the International Clean Water Institute in Virginia, USA. Inspired by nature and guided by societal necessities, he strives for technological innovations to address the global challenges of the 21st century. His research interests include foresight, nanotechnology, ecological science, green chemistry, micro/nano plastics, and critical infrastructure safety and security.

Maris Klavins, Prof. is director of the Natural Resource Research Centre of the University of Latvia and a professor in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. He is a full member of Latvia's Academy of Sciences.

Olena Stabnikova, Prof. has 47 years of teaching and research experience in biotechnology and microbiology at the universities of Ukraine and Singapore and is now working in the Advanced research laboratory, NUFT. Her research experience includes environmental and ecological sciences, and the protection of the environment.