Airborne Microplastics: Analysis, Fate and Human Health Effects

Jun Wang is currently a full professor in College of Marine Sciences at the South China Agricultural University. He obtained a B.S in Chemistry from Henan Normal University in 1995, his M.S. in Applied Chemistry from Guangxi University in 2003, and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008, and he has a postdoc experience in University of Hawaii at Manoa from 2008-2012. His studies focus on Microplastic, Nanoplastic, Microfibers, Organic contaminants, Marine monitoring, Environmental monitoring, Wastewater treatment, Biodegradation of microplastics, Biosensors, and Environmental Analytical Chemistry. So far, he has published more than 200 SCI articles, including Cell, Molecular Plant, Environmental Science & Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Environmental Science: Nano, Science of The Total Environment, etc.

Preface Jun Wang 1. Formation of airborne microplastics Kai Zhang and Chenxi Wu 2. Occurrence of microplastics in air Xianzhi Peng, Jing Zhou, Shang Guo, Guangshi Chen and Zewen Zhu 3. Collection and separation analysis of airborne microplastics Lin Xumiao, Joana C. Prata, João P. da Costa, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos and Mário Cerqueira 4. Migration and transformation of airborne microplastics Ji-liang Zhang and Xiao-ping Diao 5. Photoaging process of microplastics and their pollutant release Jinping Peng, Nian Tang and Yuxuan Yu 6. Surface characteristics and biotoxicity of airborne microplastics Zhen Yuan and Xiang-Rong Xu 7. Interaction between airborne particulates (microplastics) and pathogenic microorganisms Yumei Huang, Tao He and Xiaoli Chen 8. Human health effects of airborne microplastics Guanglong Chen, Yizheng Li and Jun Wang