• Factors influencing MPs presence in urban waterways 

  Goonetilleke, Ashantha (Springer, 2023-03)

  The presence and distribution of various MP particles exhibit inconsistent patterns in urban waterways. Factors including land use type and anthropogenic activities are regarded as the dominant contributor of MPs in urban ...
• Risk associated with MPs in urban waterways 

  Goonetilleke, Ashantha (Springer, 2023-03)

  MPs are complex environmental contaminants as they bind to a wide range of other contaminants. MPs associated contaminants include toxic chemical compounds that are used as additives during the plastic manufacturing process ...
• Practical implications and recommendations for further research 

  Goonetilleke, Ashantha (Springer, 2023-03)

  This chapter provides a consolidated summary of the research study outcomes on the investigation of the environmental risks in relation to MPs occurrence and migration in urban waterways. The knowledge created is expected ...
• Microplastics as emerging pollutants in urban waterways 

  Goonetilleke, Ashantha (Springer, 2023-03)

  Microplastics (MPs) have been classified as any plastic particle with a diameter less than 5 mm. MPs have been identified as a prominent environmental concern due to the fact that they associate with a wide range of toxic ...
• Human health risk from stormwater pollution 

  Goonetilleke, Ashantha (Springer, 2023-03)

  Urban stormwater contains a diversity of pollutants and some can be toxic to human health such as heavy metals (HMs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). HMs and PAHs are primarily generated from traffic and land ...

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