Microplastic Pollution

Part 1. General Overview of Types, Source, Application and transportation of Microplastic from land to marine.- 1. General Introduction of microplastic: uses, Types and generation.- 2. Primary microplastic: source, uses, transportation from land to marine environment.- 3. Sources, uses and transport of secondary microplastic from land to marine environment.- 4. Usage of microplastic beads in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industry: a review.- 5. Application of microplastic in toiletry products.- Part 2. Different Key sources of microplastic pollution.- 6. Waste water treatment plants as hotspots of microplastic pollution.- 7. Microplastics originating from paints and synthetic textile materials.- 8. Fishing gears and nets as a source of microplastic.- 9. Tyres, bitumen wear and plastic bottles, other single used plastic as major source of microplastic.- Part 3. Reports on Collection, Identification, Estimation and Removal of microplastics from the contaminated.- 10. Reports on collection, identification and estimation of microplastic in the freshwater bodies.- 11. Detection, collection, identification and estimation of microplastic from the marine environment: An overview.- 12. Detection of microplastic in waste water treatment plants.- 13. Report of microplastic presence in drinking water.- 14. Detection of microplastic in sea food.-15. Reports of microplastic in human blood.- 16. Removal of microplastic from the waste water treatment plants.- Part 4. Entry of microplastic in the food chain and its toxicity and impact on terrestrial flora and fauna.- 17. Entry of the microplastic in the food chain and food web.- 18. Insect interactions with microplastics under different ecosystem.- 19. Microplastic as a pathogenic vector to cause diseases in marine biota.- 20. Microplastic to accumulate microbial pathogens in the terrestrial environment.- 21. Impact

Dr. Mohd. Shahnawaz is currently working as an assistant professor on contract basis at Department of Botany, University of Ladakh, Kargil Campus, Khumbathang, Ladakh, India. In 2021, he was selected as an associate professor under invited talent programme at Biofuel Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China. In the year, he was selected as a postdoc fellow at Yeungnam University, South Korea. Dr. Shahnawaz got selected for National Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2017, funded by DST-SERB, Govt. of India. He has several years of teaching and postdoctoral research experience. Dr. Shahnawaz worked on bioremediation of polythene at the Botany Department, SP Pune University, during his doctoral research with Prof. A. B. Ade. He is recipient of various fellowships awarded by the SPPU, UGC-BSR, UGC-MANF and DST-SERB. His research interest is in ecology, microbiology, bioremediation, plant biotechnology, integrative medicine and biofuels. Currently, he is focused on the mitigation of microplastic using bioremediation technology. He has served as a reviewer and editor for several international journals and had received the Young Scientist Award (2019) from VDGood Professional Association at Vishakhapatnam, India. He has published 23 research articles, 15 book chapters and 9 books of international repute.
Prof. Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji is presently a faculty member at the Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria. He is currently the Director of Research and Innovation at EDSU. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology; UK; fellow of Biotechnology Society of Nigeria; and fellow of Nigerian Young Academy. He is a visiting professor and the executive director for the Center of Biotechnology, Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan. He is an affiliate member of the African Academy of Science. He has won several scientific awards and grants from renowned