Microplastic in the Environment: Pattern and Process

Dr. Michael S. Bank is a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, Norway. Michael also holds an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Contaminants and Complex Systems at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in USA. Michael serves on several expert committees and does advising on contaminants for several international environmental agencies.

• Chapter 1. The Microplastic Cycle: An Introduction to a Complex Issue.- Chapter 2. Analytical Chemistry of Plastic Debris: Sampling, Methods and Instrumentation.- Chapter 3. Evaluating Microplastic Experimental Design and Exposure Studies in Aquatic Organisms.- Chapter 4. Microplastics in Terrestrial and Freshwater Environments.- Chapter 5. Microplastics in the Ocean and Seafood: Implications for Food Security .- Chapter 6. Weight of evidence for the Microplastic Vector Effect in the Context of Chemical Risk Assessment.- Chapter 7. Ecotoxicological Impacts of Micro- and Nanoplastics in Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments.- Chapter 8. Dietary Exposure to Additives and Sorbed Contaminants from Ingested Microplastic Particles through the Consumption of Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.- Chapter 9. The Microplastic-Antimicrobial Resistance Connection.- Chapter 10. The United Nations Basel Convention’s Global Plastic Waste Partnership: History, Evolution and Progress.- Chapter 11. Solutions to Plastic Pollution: A Conceptual Framework to Tackle a Wicked Problem.