Occurrence, Fate and Removal of Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Drinking Water Treatment Plants (DWTPs)

Dhruba Jyoti Sarkar; Soma Das Sarkar; Basanta Kumar Das

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-8440-1_10

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Occurrence, Fate and Removal of Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Drinking Water Treatment Plants (DWTPs)

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Dhruba Jyoti Sarkar, Soma Das Sarkar, Basanta Kumar Das

Summary

Both wastewater and drinking water treatment plants incompletely remove microplastics, allowing substantial quantities to pass through into receiving water bodies and tap water. This finding underscores the critical need for upgraded treatment technologies and microplastic-specific monitoring standards to protect public health.

Study Type Environmental

Recently, global concern about microplastics has driven numerous studies regarding their occurrence in the aquatic systems owing to their potential toxic effects on aquatic flora and fauna. Both marine and freshwater ecosystems are found to be contaminated with...

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