Review on the occurrence and fate of microplastics in Sewage Treatment Plants
Abstract
Sewage Treatment Plants are significant sources of microplastics (MPs). Up to 99% of MPs' can be removed during conventional wastewater (WW) treatment. MPs accumulate to sludge, lack of data for possible changes during treatment. Careful selection of advanced treatment process has positive impact on MPs removal. A standardized protocol for MPs' sampling, pretreatment and analysis is needed.
- Publication:
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Journal of Hazardous Materials
- Pub Date:
- April 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.081
- Bibcode:
- 2019JHzM..367..504G
- Keywords:
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- Microliter;
- Presence;
- Analysis;
- Wastewater;
- Biosolids