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A mini-review on discharge characteristics and management of microplastics in sewage treatment plants

Journal of The Korean Society of Water and Wastewater 2018 5 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Dong-Hwan Jeong, Byoungkyu Ju, Won Seok Lee, Hyen-Mi Chung, Junwon Park, Changsoo Kim

Summary

This Chinese mini-review examines the characteristics and removal efficiency of microplastics in sewage treatment plants, and discusses the risks associated with microplastics in effluents and their effects on the organisms in receiving waters. It provides context for why routine monitoring of microplastics in wastewater is being initiated.

As the issue of microplastics (MPs) detection in tap water was raised in other countries in 2017, monitoring of MPs in drinking and source water, and sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents was initiated. This study intends to look into other studies on MPs in STPs at home and abroad, and review the characteristics of MPs and their removal efficiencies in the STPs, the risk and effect of MPs on watersheds, and management practices in order to help better understand MPs in STPs. To manage MPs effectively in STPs, it is necessary to investigate the detection of MPs discharged from STPs, do research on human health risk and control measures, and build a monitoring system including standardized analytical methods.

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