Microplastics in African and Asian Environments: The Influencers, Challenges, and Solutions

這本創新的書籍探討了全球環境問題中迫切的微塑料污染，特別關注非洲和亞洲這些多樣且生態意義重大的地區。通過全面的分析，書中揭示了這些地區微塑料污染的驚人程度，突顯了迫切需要關注和行動的必要性。書籍對微塑料進行了徹底的介紹，探討了其組成、形成過程以及滲透到陸地和水生生態系統的機制。它解釋了微塑料的運輸機制，以及它們在空氣、水、土壤、沉積物和濕地中的存在，並探討了它們對食品安全和人類健康的深遠生態影響。書中調查了微塑料對公共健康的直接和間接影響，包括吸入、攝入、毒理學影響及其整體後果。書籍還考察了人類活動、社會經濟因素與微塑料擴散之間的相互作用，涵蓋了不同環境區域的情況。通過對沿海城市和偏遠農村地區案例研究的深入分析，書中展示了這一問題在非洲和亞洲的範圍和規模。此外，書籍還概述了在微塑料研究中使用的分析技術和方法論，如GIS、遙感、光譜學和計算建模。它細緻地分析了當前的減緩技術、最佳實踐、政策框架以及公共意識在解決此問題中的作用。書中提供了對未來研究方向、減緩策略以及微塑料污染對生態和人類健康更廣泛影響的見解。這本跨學科的書籍設計為研究生級別的資源，對於各學科的研究人員、在這些地區工作的政策制定者，以及任何關心微塑料污染及其在世界其他地區深遠後果的人士來說，都是無價的。

Johnbosco C. EGBUERI holds a B.Sc. Degree (First Class Honours) in Geology from Anambra State University (now Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU)), Nigeria. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Additionally, he has professional certifications in Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), Project Management, and Risk Assessment. Currently, Johnbosco is an academic staff member of the Department of Geology at COOU, an Associate Director of the Research Management Office (RMO) at COOU, a Research Fellow at INTI International University, Malaysia, and an Adjunct Professor at Vellore Institute of Technology, India. Since 2021, he has been listed as one of the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, USA, demonstrating his competence in conducting impactful research. His research interests lie within the scope of Applied Geosciences, including Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Medical Geology, and related fields. He has successfully engaged in and completed several research projects, publishing numerous research articles in reputable peer-reviewed and top-ranking international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases. Furthermore, he has authored, co-authored, and co-edited several chapters and books in his field. Johnbosco has served and continues to serve as a Reviewer, Editorial Board Member, and Editor for several peer-reviewed international journals and book series within his research areas, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in his field.

Joshua O. IGHALO obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering in 2015 from the University of Benin, Nigeria. He also received a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering in 2020 from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He is an academic staff of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria. At these institutions, his research areas were water treatment and solid waste management. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, USA. He now does research in nanotechnology for cleaner energy and environmental pollution remediation. He is a registered engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers in Scopus-indexed journals, over 20 chapters in edited books, and has published 2 edited books (with Elsevier B.V. and Springer Nature). He currently serves as an academic editor for Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Wiley Online Library.

Chaitanya B. PANDE completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati, and M.Sc. in Geo-informatics from Amravati University in 2011. He is a Research Fellow at the International University. His research interests include remote sensing, GIS, Google Earth Engine, machine learning, watershed management, hydrogeology, hydrological modelling, drought monitoring, land use and land cover analysis, groundwater quality, urban planning, hydrogeochemistry, groundwater modelling, geology, hyperspectral remote sensing, GIS application in natural resources management, watershed management, and environmental monitoring and assessment subjects. He has more than 12 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience. So far, he has published above 120+ international and national research papers, 3 textbooks, 15+ edited books, 19 conference papers, and 30 book chapters in Scopus database with more than 3351 citations. He also acts as a reviewer for several scientific international journals and editorial board member in American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

Johnbosco C. EGBUERI擁有尼日利亞安南布拉州大學（現為Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU)）的地質學學士學位（一級榮譽）。他在尼日利亞烏努尼大學獲得碩士和博士學位。此外，他還擁有健康、安全與環境（HSE）、專案管理和風險評估的專業認證。目前，Johnbosco是COOU地質學系的學術人員，COOU研究管理辦公室（RMO）的副主任，馬來西亞INTI國際大學的研究員，以及印度維洛爾科技學院的兼任教授。自2021年以來，他被美國史丹佛大學列為全球前2%的科學家之一，顯示出他在進行有影響力的研究方面的能力。他的研究興趣涵蓋應用地球科學的範疇，包括工程地質、水文地質、環境地質、醫學地質及相關領域。他成功參與並完成了多個研究專案，並在多本受尊重的同行評審和高排名的國際期刊上發表了大量研究文章，這些期刊均已在Scopus和Web of Science數據庫中索引。此外，他還撰寫、共同撰寫和共同編輯了多個章節和書籍。Johnbosco曾擔任並持續擔任多本同行評審國際期刊和書籍系列的審稿人、編輯委員會成員及編輯，為其研究領域的知識進步做出貢獻。

Joshua O. IGHALO於2015年在尼日利亞貝尼大學獲得化學工程學士學位，並於2020年在尼日利亞伊洛林大學獲得化學工程碩士學位。他是尼日利亞南曼迪阿齊基維大學化學工程系的學術人員。在這些機構中，他的研究領域為水處理和固體廢物管理。目前，他是美國堪薩斯州立大學化學工程系的博士生，專注於納米技術在清潔能源和環境污染修復方面的研究。他是尼日利亞工程監管委員會（COREN）註冊工程師，也是美國化學工程師學會（AIChE）的成員。他在Scopus索引的期刊上發表或共同發表了超過200篇同行評審論文，編寫了超過20章的編輯書籍，並出版了2本編輯書籍（與Elsevier B.V.和Springer Nature合作）。他目前擔任《Advances in Materials Science and Engineering》的學術編輯，該期刊由Wiley Online Library出版。

Chaitanya B. PANDE於2011年在Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University獲得環境科學博士學位，並在Amravati University獲得地理資訊科學碩士學位。他是國際大學的研究員。他的研究興趣包括遙感、GIS、Google Earth Engine、機器學習、流域管理、水文地質、水文模型、乾旱監測、土地利用和土地覆蓋分析、地下水質、城市規劃、水文地球化學、地下水模型、地質學、高光譜遙感、GIS在自然資源管理中的應用、流域管理以及環境監測和評估等主題。他擁有超過12年的教學、研究和工業經驗。迄今為止，他已發表超過120篇國際和國內研究論文、3本教科書、15本以上的編輯書籍、19篇會議論文和30章書籍，這些作品在Scopus數據庫中被引用超過3351次。他還擔任多本科學國際期刊的審稿人，以及《American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences》的編輯委員會成員。