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Crushed pet bottles as a support material in non-planted horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: form of disposal in the bed, performance and potential for release of microplastics into sewage

LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) 2022
Heriberto Rodrigues de Figueiredo

Summary

Researchers tested whether crushed PET plastic bottles could serve as support material in constructed wetlands for treating wastewater, while monitoring whether the plastic released additional microplastics into the treated water. The study explored both the utility of plastic waste in treatment systems and the risk of secondary microplastic pollution from the material.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

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