Fate of Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Occurrence, Identification, Potential Factors, and Future Perspectives [Hardcover]

This book covers the various sources, role of treatment technologies, system associated factors, and future challenges with reference to microplastics in wastewater treatment plants. Modelling and distribution of microplastics, environmental sinks, bioindicators, and microplastics as vector in wastewater treatment units are also discussed.

Nitin Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Marwadi University, Gujarat, India. He earned his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in Environmental Engineering, M. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in Environmental Engineering, and B. Tech from Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow in Chemical Engineering. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field of wastewater treatment, waste management, green synthesis and processes, cost-benefit analysis, biological air pollution monitoring, and sustainability assessment of environmental systems. As of now, he has published over 39 SCI articles, 16 book chapters, 12 papers in international conferences, and edited 2 international books with international publisher.

Manish Yadav is a Manager in Central Mine Planning Design Institute Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, India. He did his masters in environmental engineering and B. Tech. in Biotechnology. He has more than 10-year experience in mining industry, especially in environment division. He is NABET approved expert in Air Pollution (source apportionment study, air quality modelling, air quality assessment) and Water Pollution (Wastewater treatment, adsorption, ground water quality assessment). His core area of expertise is Environmental Impact Assessment. He has published more than 17 papers in reputed international journals along with 12 book chapters in reference books. He has also prepared many consultancies report on environmental problems. He is appreciably skilled in vl!