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Microplastics in urban water management
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This paper reviews microplastic contamination in urban water systems, discussing the challenges of sampling and detecting plastic particles in treated wastewater effluents. The authors estimate the volume of plastic particles that could enter aquatic environments from urban discharges and call for better monitoring and treatment standards.
The paper is discussing microplastics in the effluent of wastewater treatment plants and other discharges from urban areas. The aim of the discussion is to expose the challenges related to sampling and detecting plastic particles in treated wastewater. The different types of microplastics and a rough estimation of the amount of plastic which could end up in the aquatic environment is given. The work is based on a literature review of microplastic particles in treated wastewater and discusses their consequences on the aquatic ecosystem.
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