Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem that is attracting increasing interest across society, from academics to the general public. A significant factor in the wide public interest in plastics is its visibility; present throughout urban and rural environments, washing up on beaches and even visible from space. However, 'invisible' microplastics and nanoplastics are also an issue. With growing plastic production and usage, plastic waste within the environment will continue to increase. This increased input along with its persistence leads to accumulation and increasing ecosystem exposure, with as-yet unknown consequences.This book brings together a collection of chapters written by world-leading experts in environmental plastic pollution inputs, fate, effects and solutions. It provides an accessible overview of the current scientific understanding, future implications and key considerations for the management and mitigation of plastic waste within the world's oceans.

Alice A. Horton is a Principal Investigator of Anthropogenic Contaminants at the National Oceanography Centre, UK. She completed her PhD at Leiden University in the Netherlands in 2019. Her expertise lies in the fate and ecologi- cal effects of microplastics in aquatic environ- ments. Her research focusses on how the connections between land, lakes, rivers and the ocean lead to the transport and accumulation of microplastics within the environment, their associations with organic chemicals, and how the interactions and effects of microplastics on these processes influence aquatic organisms. Dr Horton has published numerous papers and book chapters in this field, and has worked as a guest editor for the journal Environment International (Elsevier). She has chaired sessions and presented at a wide range of international conferences including MICRO, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), European Geosciences Union (EGU), World Water Week, and the Arctic Circle Assembly.

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