04319nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-662-69844-0 DE-He213 20251030114952.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250317s2024 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783662698440 978-3-662-69844-0 10.1007/978-3-662-69844-0 doi TD193-193.5 RN bicssc PN bicssc SCI013080 bisacsh PNC thema Fath, Andreas. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 91053 Microplastic [electronic resource] : Distribution, Avoidance, Usage / by Andreas Fath. 1st ed. 2024. Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XI, 295 p. 214 illus., 151 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1 Introduction: Microplastics – a Growing Threat to Humans and the Environment -- 2 Microplastics.-3 Microplastics as an Opportunity -- 4 Closing Remarks -- 5 Appendix. Microplastics in our waters and organisms, in connection with the plastic pollution of the Earth, is a highly topical issue that will occupy our generation and those to come. This textbook provides an overview of the formation, occurrence, components, and investigation methods of microplastics. Analytical techniques and instruments for microplastic characterization, along with the fundamentals and results from product and environmental studies, are presented. Approaches to plastic waste reduction and the threats to our environment are also discussed. The book is a symbiosis of practical experience (REACH) and the interpretation of results from the first-time sampling of inland waters. From the perspective of mass production of plastic products and wastewater technology, it presents a development that considers microplastics as an opportunity. Alongside the imperative of plastic waste prevention, increasing the recycling rate is the order of the day. The Author Prof. Dr. Andreas Fath (*1965) began his career at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) in the Institute for Microstructure Technology, focusing on the development, process management, and process control of alloy electroplating for micro-galvanic forming. He then spent many years as a chief chemist in the industry, responsible for the development of new products, processes, and surfaces. In 2011, he received the Fraunhofer UMSICHT Science Award for an electrochemical process for the degradation of PFTs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Since 2011, he has been a professor of physical chemistry at Furtwangen University. As part of the "Rheines Wasser" project, the "swimming professor" swam and analyzed the Rhine, drawing media attention to water protection. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Environmental chemistry. Water. 65998 Hydrology. 65999 Pollution. Analytical chemistry. Polymers. 66724 Environmental Chemistry. Water. 65998 Pollution. Analytical Chemistry. Polymers. 66724 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783662698433 Printed edition: 9783662698457 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-69844-0 ZDB-2-CMS ZDB-2-SXC 66849 66849