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Analysis of Characteristics, Form and Abundance of Microplastics in the WWTP Unit of Gunung Anyar Flat and Penjaringan Sari 3 Flat, Surabaya City
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Researchers characterized the abundance, shape, and type of microplastics in the wastewater treatment plant units of two residential flat complexes in Surabaya, Indonesia. The findings reveal gaps in municipal wastewater infrastructure's ability to capture microplastics, highlighting pathways through which residential plastic waste enters broader water systems.
Microplastics are plastic garbage with a diameter of less than 5 mm. This research aims to find out the characteristics, shape and abundance of microplastics present in the IPAL units Rusun Gunung Anyar and Rusun Penjaringan Sari 3, Surabaya City, as well as to...
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