Bioremediation Technology for Plastic Waste

Plastic is one of the widely used polymers around the globe since its discovery. It is highly impossible to think the ease of life without the aid of plastic. Every year billion tons of plastic waste gets accumulated in the environment and leads to death of both marine and terrestrial animals. Plast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shahnawaz, Mohd, Sangale, Manisha K. (Author), Ade, Avinash B. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Module 1_Introduction
  • Module 2_Microplastic
  • Module 3_Plastic waste disposal and re-use of plastic waste
  • Module 4_Case studies and recent update of plastic waste degradation
  • module 5_Bacteria as key players of Plastic Bioremediation
  • Module 6_In situ remediation technology for plastic degradation
  • Module 7_Ex-situ remediation technology for plastic degradation
  • Module 8­_Social awareness of plastic waste threat
  • Module 9_Analysis of the plastic degradation products
  • Module 10_Toxicity testing of plastic degrading products
  • Module 11_Policy and legislation/regulations of plastic waste around the globe
  • Module 12_Conclusions and future needs