Plastic and Microplastic in the Environment. Группа авторов

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       Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

      Names: Ahamad, Arif, editor. | Singh, Pardeep, editor. | Tiwary, Dhanesh, editor.

      Title: Plastic and microplastic in the environment : management and health risks / edited by Arif Ahamad, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, Pardeep Singh, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India, Dhanesh Tiwary, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

      Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021040642 (print) | LCCN 2021040643 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119800781 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119800873 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119800880 (epub)

      Subjects: LCSH: Plastic scrap–Environmental aspects. | Microplastics–Environmental aspects. | Plastics–Toxicology.

      Classification: LCC TD427.P62 P54 2022 (print) | LCC TD427.P62 (ebook) | DDC 363.738–dc23/eng/20211022

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021040642 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021040643

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      List of Contributors

      Juan Carlos Álvarez‐Zeferino Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico City Mexico

      Iqbal Ansari Department of Earth Sciences and Environment Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi, Selangor Malaysia

      Charu Arora Department of Chemistry Guru Ghasidas University Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh India

      Sandhya Babel School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thammasat University Pathum Thani Thailand

      Kaushik Kumar Bharadwaj Department of Bioengineering and Technology GUIST University of Guwahati Guwahati, Assam India

      Yong Chen School of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China

      Bhabesh Kumar Choudhury Department of Chemistry University of Guwahati Guwahati, Assam India

      Arely Areanely Cruz‐Salas Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Mexicali Baja California Mexico

      Maha M. El‐Kady Department of Self‐pollinated Vegetables Crops Horticulture Research Institute (HRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) Giza Egypt

Antima Gupta Department of Environmental Sciences University of Jammu Jammu India

      Shivali Gupta Department of Environmental Sciences University of Jammu Jammu India

      Rupjyoti Haloi Department of Electrical Engineering Assam Engineering College Jalukbari, Guwahati Assam India

      Marlia Mohd Hanafiah Department of Earth Sciences and Environment Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi, Selangor Malaysia; Centre for Tropical Climate Change System Institute of Climate Change Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi, Selangor Malaysia

      Sumi Handique Department of Environmental Science Tezpur University Tezpur, Assam India

      Sumbul Jahan Department of Biotechnology Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribag, Jharkhand India

      Rabindra Kumar Central Instrumentation Laboratory Central University of Punjab Bathinda India

      Rakesh Kumar Department of Environmental Sciences University of Jammu Jammu India

      Sushil Kumar Department of Chemical Engineering Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, Prayagraj UP India

      Sophayo Mahongnao Department of Biochemistry Daulat Ram College University of Delhi New Delhi India

      Carolina Martínez‐Salvador Technische Universität Desdren Dresden Germany

      Ankitendran Mishra Department of Metallurgical Engineering IIT Banaras Hindu University Varanasi India

      Sarita Nanda Department of Biochemistry Daulat Ram College University of Delhi New Delhi India

Sara Ojeda‐Benítez Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Mexicali Baja California Mexico

      Ankita Ojha Department of Chemistry Maharaja College Arrah, Bihar India

      Beatriz Pérez‐Aragón Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico City Mexico

      Abhay Punia Department of Zoology Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, Punjab India

      Sanchayita Rajkhowa Department of Chemistry Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology Jorhat, Assam India

      Akanksha Rajput Department of Environmental Sciences University of Jammu Jammu India

      Sumeer Razdan Central Instrumentation Laboratory Central University of Punjab Bathinda India

      Jyotirmoy Sarma Department of Chemistry Assam Kaziranga University Jorhat, Assam India

      Steplinpaulselvin Selvinsimpson School of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China

      Soha Shabaka Hydrobiology Lab Department of Marine Environment National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) Cairo Egypt

      Pooja Sharma Department of Biochemistry Daulat Ram College University of Delhi New Delhi India

      Dharm Pal Department of Chemical Engineering National Institute of Technology Raipur India

      Nalini Singh Chauhan Department of Zoology Kanya Maha Vidyalya Jalandhar, Punjab India

Richa Singh Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India

      Anh Tuan Ta School of Biochemical Engineering and Technology Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology Thammasat University Pathum Thani Thailand

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