Plastic Waste Management: Microplastic Phytoextraction from Textile Waste Sludge Using Lemna Minor

Chandima Kumudinie Jayasuriya; Harshani Munasingha; Nimila Dushyantha; Titus Cooray

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-2343-3_7

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Plastic Waste Management: Microplastic Phytoextraction from Textile Waste Sludge Using Lemna Minor

2025

Chandima Kumudinie Jayasuriya, Harshani Munasingha, Nimila Dushyantha, Titus Cooray

Summary

Researchers tested duckweed (Lemna minor) as a phytoextraction tool for removing fibrous microplastics from textile wastewater sludge, finding it capable of capturing MPs from this heavily contaminated waste stream. This plant-based remediation approach offers a low-cost, scalable method to reduce microplastic discharge from textile facilities—one of the largest industrial sources of fiber microplastics entering waterways and ultimately human drinking water.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastics (MPs) have gained significant global concern due to their widespread presence, potential harm to ecosystems, and ability to enter biological systems. Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) sludge, rich in fibrous-shaped MPs, is a primary source of MPs in...

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