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Fate of microplastics in sewage sludge and in agricultural soils
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry2023
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Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Kristian Syberg,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Henrik Hauggaard‐Nielsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Kristian Syberg,
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Tiffany M. Ramos,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Wiebke Mareile Heinze,
Tiffany M. Ramos,
Kristian Syberg,
Gry Lyngsie,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Asta Hooge,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Tiffany M. Ramos,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Tiffany M. Ramos,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Jes Vollertsen,
Asta Hooge,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Asta Hooge,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Kristian Syberg,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Jes Vollertsen,
Kristian Syberg,
Asta Hooge,
Monica Hamann Sandgaard
Summary
Researchers reviewed how microplastics accumulate in sewage sludge at wastewater treatment plants and then spread into agricultural soils when that sludge is applied as fertilizer, finding that sludge treatment processes can alter microplastic size and shape but do not eliminate them. The review calls for standardized methods to study how different sludge treatments affect microplastic properties and their downstream risks to soil health.
The aim of this study was to review microplastics (MPs) occurrence in sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and assess implications of sludge application to agricultural soils. Sludge is a main sink for MPs in WWTPs, highlighting the importance of sludge as a route for environmental exposure. Sludge application on agricultural fields is associated with elevated MP concentrations in soils, potentially affecting soil health. However, prior to application sludge treatments may alter MP abundance and MPs properties, such as shape and size, subsequently affecting environmental risk. Knowledge gaps still exist regarding sludge treatments and their effect on MPs (size, shape abundance). Further investigation is needed to assess the risk of MPs exposure at WWTPs, explore the effects of sludge treatments on soil health, and to better understand how management at WWTPs, and in agricultural systems, affect MP properties.