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Microplastics in Wastewater

2020 12 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Muhammad Tariq Khan, Yan Cheng, Saba Hafeez, Yiu Fai Tsang, Jieqiong Yang, Asim Nawab

Summary

Researchers reviewed the sources, fate, and treatment of microplastics in wastewater systems, finding that conventional treatment plants remove a significant portion of microplastics but still discharge millions of particles daily through effluents and biosolids, with remaining particles posing ongoing environmental and health risks.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastics (MPs) are unregulated and emerging contaminants, which are continuously released due to human activities in the environment through several pathways. The presence of MPs poses threats to the environment, organisms, and human health. The discharge of...

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