Microplastics in Agriculture and Food Science: Methods for Identification and Remediation presents fundamental insights into the sources of microplastics and their impact on important agricultural, food, and environmental resources. Presenting insights into these highly related fields, this book is the first to enable cross- and multidisciplinary understanding and application.Microplastics are tiny particles created during plastic production as well as those particles remaining when plastic degrades and breaks down. They are sometimes difficult to identify, and the methods for qualifying and classifying them are not always clear despite the importance of their recognition and remediation. With insights into analytical methods including the challenges, this book addresses microplastics from the farm to the food pyramid, highlighting the issues they raise and the options for removing them.Written by a global team of experts, this volume contributes to further understanding and addressing of this increasing global challenge, and is an excellent resource for researchers in agricultural science, environmental science, and food science (particularly food chemistry and food packaging).
- Presents analytical approaches for determining microplastics in food and agricultural settings and products
- Classifies the different methodologies and comments on each to guide readers to the best one for each matrix option
- Explores the widespread presence of microplastics worldwide and highlights their fate currently
- Demonstrates the effects of microplastics both on human health and life, and on the environment
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Part I: The Contaminants of the 21st Century: An Introduction to Microplastics1. Plastics in the Agricultural Field2. Plastics in the Food Sector3. Principle Plastic Polymers in Agricultural and Food Sectors4. From Plastics to MicroplasticsPart II: Analytical Methodologies for Microplastics Determination: between Limitations and Innovations5. Sampling Methods for Microplastics Determination6. Pre-treatment of Food and Agricultural Matrices for Microplastics Extraction7. Analytical Methodologies for Qualification of Microplastics8. Quantification of Microplastics: A Call for Method Harmonization9. Polymer Solubilization: A Potential Solution for Microplastics Quantification10. Quality Assurance and Quality Control: The Prevention of Airborne ContaminationPart III: Microplastics in agriculture11. Microplastics Contamination in Soil12. Microplastics Contamination in Crops13. Artificial Crop Irrigation and Microplastics14. Microplastics and Agricultural Vehicle Tires15. Fertilizers and Microplastics Contamination of Crops16. Atmospheric Particulates and MicroplasticsPart IV: Microplastics in farm animals17. Feed Production Process and Microplastics Contamination18. Microplastics in Farm Animals: Health Effects19. Microplastics: From Animal to HumanPart V: Microplastics in the food sector20. Food Processing and microplastics21. Food Packaging and Potential Microplastics Release22. Food Pyramid and MicroplasticsPart VI: Human exposure to microplastics23. Are We Eating Microplastics?24. Microplastics in Food Production and Agricultural EnvironmentsPart VII: Contaminants associated with microplastics25. Microplastics and plasticizers26. Microplastics and organic contaminants27. Microplastics and inorganic contaminantsPart IIX: Fate of microplastics and toxicological studies28. Translocation of microplastics in human tissue29. Microplastics and potential damage to human cells30. 3-D models for studing microplastics effects on humansPart IX: Additional Topics and Considerations31. Use of agricultural products as bio-indicators32. Potential solutions in the agriculture and food sector33. Regulatory Gaps in Microplastics Field in food and agriculture sectors
