Mare plasticum - the plastic sea : combatting plastic pollution through science and art

Mare plasticum - the plastic sea : combatting plastic pollution through science and art / Marilena Streit-Bianchi, Margarita Cimadevila, Wolfgang Trettnak, editors.

This book, written by a multidisciplinary team of authors comprising scientists, artists and communicators, explores one of the most pressing issues of our time - the menace plastics pose to marine environments and organisms. It takes readers on a journey that begins on the beaches of Galicia, where...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Streit-Bianchi, Marilena (Editor), Cimadevila, Margarita (Editor), Trettnak, Wolfgang (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Subjects:
Plastic marine debris.
Marine pollution.
marine pollution.
Marine pollution
Plastic marine debris
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • About the Editors
  • The Exhibition MARE PLASTICUM: Art and Science for the Environment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Plastics on the Beach
  • 3 What Is It? Where Does It Come from?
  • 4 What Are the Problems Related with the Plastics?
  • 5 MARE PLASTICUM
  • 5.1 Beginnings
  • 5.2 About the Exhibition and Its Art Works: Flourishing Creativity
  • 5.3 Art and Science
  • 5.4 Objectives, Target Audience and Impact
  • 5.5 Spreading the Plastic Problem: Exhibitions, Educational Activities, Diffusion
  • 5.5.1 Exhibitions
  • 5.5.2 Educational Activities
  • 5.5.3 Diffusion
  • 6 Conclusions and Outlook
  • References
  • A Brief History of Plastics
  • 1 Origins and Taxonomy
  • 2 The Ghost of Plastics Past
  • 2.1 Production
  • 2.2 Use
  • 2.3 Waste Generation
  • 2.4 Waste Management
  • 3 The Ghost of Plastics Present
  • 4 The Ghost of Plastics Future
  • References
  • Plastics and Microplastics: Impacts in the Marine Environment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Impacts on Marine Life
  • 2.1 Impacts of Macroplastic
  • 2.1.1 Entanglement in Macroplastics
  • 2.1.2 Susceptibility of Entanglement with Macroplastics
  • 2.1.3 Ingestion of Macroplastics
  • 2.1.4 Other Impacts of Macroplastic
  • 2.2 Microplastics
  • 2.2.1 Ingestion of Microplastics
  • 2.2.2 Impacts from Ingestion of Microplastics
  • 2.2.3 Associated Contaminants on Microplastics
  • 2.3 Nanoplastics
  • 2.4 Factors Influencing the Impact of Plastic in the Marine Environment
  • 3 Impact of Marine Plastics on Socio-economics, Human Health and Well-Being
  • 3.1 Socio-economic
  • 3.1.1 Fishing Industry
  • 3.1.2 Tourism
  • 3.1.3 Other Maritime Industry
  • 3.2 Human Health and Well-Being
  • 4 Conclusion
  • References
  • The (Un)Natural History of the ``Plastisphere, ́́A New Marine Ecosystem
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Role of the Plastisphere
  • 3 Missing Plastic and the Role of Size
  • 4 Biodiversity and Structure of the Plastisphere
  • 5 Ingestion and Microbes
  • 6 Conclusions and Reflection
  • References
  • Polarquest 2018 Expedition: Plastic Debris at 8207 ́North
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Marine Litter in the Ocean and a Change in Public Awareness
  • 1.2 The Arctic Today and How Marine Debris Gets There
  • 1.3 History of Plastic Studies in the Arctic
  • 1.4 Sources of Plastic in the Arctic: Long Distance vs. Local
  • 2 Polarquest 2018
  • 2.1 Citizen Science Exploration Projects in the Extreme Arctic
  • 2.2 Polarquest 2018
  • 2.3 Description of the Polarquest 2018 Expedition
  • 3 Recommendations from Polarquest 2018 Experience for Sustainable Development
  • References
  • The Impact of Marine Litter in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Mediterranean Sea: How Can We Protect MPAs?
  • 1 The Mediterranean Sea: A Hot Spot of Marine Litter
  • 2 How to Detect the Harmful Effects of Plastic Litter on Biodiversity in Mediterranean MPAs

Similar Items