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Microplastics Extraction and Counting from Wastewater and Sludge Through Elutriation and Hydrocyclone

Springer water 2020 2 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Rubén Rodríguez-Alegre, Javier Eduardo Sánchez Ramírez, L. Pastor, Silvia Doñate, A. Marí, Abel Lara, Edxon Licon

Summary

A combined elutriation and hydrocyclone method effectively separates and concentrates microplastics from wastewater and sludge, enabling more accurate counting of synthetic fibers and fragments. Improving extraction efficiency in wastewater treatment analysis is critical for quantifying how much microplastic escapes treatment plants and enters waterways.

Study Type Environmental

Microplastics are defined as plastics whose size is smaller than 5 mm [1, 2]. According to Correira (2018), around 35% of the microplastics present in the ocean, correspond to fibres from synthetic textiles [3] detached from clothes in washing machines [4]....

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