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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
