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Current progress in sorptive eradication of microplastics from aqueous media: a review
Summary
This review summarized sources of microplastics and their health effects, and evaluated various sorbent materials—including biochar, activated carbon, and nanomaterials—used to remove MPs from water under different pH, temperature, and concentration conditions.
Demonstration of sources of microplastics (MPs) and their effects on the human body along with various sorbent materials used for mitigation of MPs from aqueous media under varied parametric conditions.
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