Bergmann, Melanie
Marine Anthropogenic Litter
1. A Brief History of Marine Litter Research
Peter G. Ryan
Part I. Abiotic Aspects of Marine Litter Pollution
2. Global Distribution, Composition and Abundance of Marine Litter
François Galgani, Georg Hanke, Thomas Maes
3. Persistence of Plastic Litter in the Oceans
Anthony L. Andrady
Part II. Biological Implications of Marine Litter
4. Deleterious Effects of Litter on Marine Life
Susanne Kühn, Elisa L. Bravo Rebolledo, Jan A. Franeker
5. The Complex Mixture, Fate and Toxicity of Chemicals Associated with Plastic Debris in the Marine Environment
Chelsea M. Rochman
6. Marine Litter as Habitat and Dispersal Vector
Tim Kiessling, Lars Gutow, Martin Thiel
Part III. Microplastics
7. Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Sources, Consequences and Solutions
Richard C. Thompson
8. Methodology Used for the Detection and Identification of Microplastics—A Critical Appraisal
Martin G. J. Löder, Gunnar Gerdts
9. Sources and Pathways of Microplastics to Habitats
Mark A. Browne
10. Microplastics in the Marine Environment: Distribution, Interactions and Effects
Amy Lusher
11. Modeling the Role of Microplastics in Bioaccumulation of Organic Chemicals to Marine Aquatic Organisms. A Critical Review
Albert A. Koelmans
12. Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment. Critical Review
Albert A. Koelmans, Ellen Besseling, Won J. Shim
Part IV. Socio-economic Implications of Marine Anthropogenic Litter
13. Micro- and Nano-plastics and Human Health
Tamara S. Galloway
14. The Economics of Marine Litter
Stephanie Newman, Emma Watkins, Andrew Farmer, Patrick ten Brink, Jean-Pierre Schweitzer
15. Regulation and Management of Marine Litter
Chung-Ling Chen
16. The Contribution of Citizen Scientists to the Monitoring of Marine Litter
Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz, Martin Thiel
Keywords: Life Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology
- Editor
- Bergmann, Melanie
- Gutow, Lars
- Klages, Michael
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2015
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 2015
- Page amount
- 18 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783319165103
- Printed ISBN
- 978-3-319-16509-7