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Microplastic distributions in a domestic wastewater treatment plant: Removal efficiency, seasonal variation and influence of sampling technique
Eric Ben-David,Maryana Habibi,Elias Haddad,Mahdi Hasanin,Dror L. Angel,Andy M. Booth,Isam Sabbah +6 more
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The efficiency of a municipal WWTP to remove MPs was assessed by collecting samples from raw to tertiary effluent during a 12-month sampling campaign (season-based) using different sampling methods (containers, 24-h composite and large grab samples).About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2021-01-15. It has received 98 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Effluent.read more
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UV degradation of natural and synthetic microfibers causes fragmentation and release of polymer degradation products and chemical additives
Lisbet Sørensen,Anette Synnøve Groven,Ingrid Alver Hovsbakken,Oihane Del Puerto,Daniel Franklin Krause,Antonio Sarno,Andy M. Booth +6 more
TL;DR: A range of molecular degradation products were identified in seawater leachates after UV exposure, with increasing abundance over the duration of the experiment, and a variety of additive chemicals were shown to leach from the MFs into seawater.
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Microplastics in aquatic environments: A review on occurrence, distribution, toxic effects, and implications for human health.
TL;DR: In this article, the occurrence and distribution of microplastics in aquatic matrix as well as their impacts on aquatic organisms and human derived cells are investigated. And the authors provide an in-depth discussion about the harmful effects that MPs poses to aquatic organisms.
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Micro- and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Occurrence, removal, fate, impacts and remediation technologies – A critical review
Imran Ali,Tengda Ding,Changsheng Peng,Changsheng Peng,Iffat Naz,Huibin Sun,Juying Li,Jingfu Liu +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the up-to-date status on occurrence and removal of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are comprehensively evaluated.
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Fate and effects of microplastics in wastewater treatment processes
TL;DR: In this review, the fate of MPs inWWTPs and their effects on different wastewater treatment processes have been comprehensively discussed, and some knowledge gaps existing in present MP studies in WWTPs are proposed to alleviate the adverse effects of MPs for future research.
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Removal of microplastics from wastewater with aluminosilicate filter media and their surfactant-modified products: Performance, mechanism and utilization
TL;DR: In this article, the role of modified aluminosilicate filter media in the removal of microplastics from wastewater treatment plants has not been focused on in the previous studies.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of wastewater engineering and its application in the field of wastewater treatment, including conversion factors, physical properties of selected gases and the composition of air, and water properties.
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Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
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TL;DR: It is shown that microplastic contaminates the shorelines at 18 sites worldwide representing six continents from the poles to the equator, with more material in densely populated areas, but no clear relationship between the abundance of miocroplastics and the mean size-distribution of natural particulates.
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Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends.
TL;DR: Current understanding of the benefits and concerns surrounding the use of plastics are synthesized, and future priorities, challenges and opportunities are looked to.
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Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris
TL;DR: Pits visualized in the PMD surface conformed to bacterial shapes suggesting active hydrolysis of the hydrocarbon polymer, implying that plastic serves as a novel ecological habitat in the open ocean.
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Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment
TL;DR: This study shows that despite the efficient removal rates of MP achieved by this modern treatment plant when dealing with such a large volume of effluent even a modest amount of microplastics being released per liter of Effluent could result in significant amounts of micro Plastics entering the environment.