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Comprehensive Evaluation of Advanced Water Filtration Techniques: Assessing Efficacy in Removing Hazardous Contaminants and Inhibiting Bacterial Proliferation Translational Medical Science

Researchers designed an innovative eco-friendly filtration system and evaluated its performance against reverse osmosis, activated carbon, and LifeStraw filters for removing nitrates, nitrites, and sulfates from water while monitoring bacterial levels post-filtration.

2025
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Advanced Carbon Nanoparticle-Based Filtration Systems for Water Disinfection and Microplastics Removal

This study proposes a carbon nanoparticle-infused membrane filter (NP-WFS) as a combined solution for removing both microplastics and microbial contaminants from drinking water. Laboratory tests showed the membrane captured microplastic particles and microorganisms, suggesting that nanoparticle-based filtration could offer a practical improvement over conventional water treatment where microplastics currently pass through.

2023 MIGRATION LETTERS 2 citations
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Tipos de Filtros que se Utilizan para el Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales

This review examines the main filter types used in wastewater treatment, including sand filters, activated carbon filters, membrane filters, and biological filters, evaluating their mechanisms and effectiveness for removing suspended solids, chemical contaminants, and microorganisms. The study provides guidance on selecting appropriate filtration technology for improving water quality sustainably.

2024 Multidisciplinary Latin American Journal (MLAJ)
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Effectiveness of Household Water Filtration Systems in Eliminating Plastic Particles: A Case Study from Mosul City, Iraq

Researchers tested the effectiveness of household water filtration systems—including pitcher, faucet-mounted, and reverse osmosis filters—in removing microplastic particles from tap water, finding that reverse osmosis achieved the highest removal efficiency while pitcher filters performed variably.

2025
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[Research Progress on Removal of Microplastics by Filtration in Drinking Water Treatment].

This review examines how media filtration at drinking water treatment plants removes microplastics, evaluating filter types, operating conditions, and removal efficiencies reported in the literature. It identifies filtration as a scalable, cost-effective barrier for MP removal and discusses optimisation strategies to improve performance.

2025 PubMed
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A Novel Application of Filtration for the Collection of Microplastics in Waterways

Researchers developed a novel filtration system for collecting microplastics from waterways, demonstrating its effectiveness as a scalable and practical tool for environmental monitoring and plastic pollution assessment.

2024 Research Square (Research Square)
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Research and Trends of Filtration for Removing Microplastics in Freshwater Environments

This systematic review examines filtration methods for removing microplastics from freshwater environments. The findings show that advanced filtration technologies outperform traditional methods, offering practical solutions for reducing microplastic contamination in the water supply and lowering human exposure through drinking water.

2024 Environmental Quality Management 13 citations
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Water Quality Analysis And Instant Filtration & Disinfection In Bottle (BRAINY BOTTLE)

This study examined water quality challenges and waterborne disease risks from contaminated water sources, proposing an in-bottle filtration and disinfection system as an accessible solution for providing safe drinking water.

2023 IJIREEICE
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A solution for controling microplastics in drinking water

Researchers developed and tested a system for controlling microplastic contamination in drinking water, reporting on removal efficiency at levels relevant to public health. The approach offered effective microplastic reduction from drinking water sources including tap and bottled water.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Occurrence and removal of microplastics by advanced and conventional drinking water treatment facilities

Researchers assessed microplastic occurrence and removal efficiency at drinking water treatment plants using both conventional and advanced treatment processes. Advanced treatment steps such as ultrafiltration and activated carbon significantly improved microplastic removal compared to conventional coagulation and filtration alone.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Investigations and comparison of a conventional sand filter and a modified sand filter for water purification.

This study compared the performance of conventional sand filters and modified sand filters for purifying drinking water. Improving the efficiency of sand filtration is relevant to microplastics research since enhanced sand filters have shown potential for removing microplastic particles from drinking water supplies.

2023 Sustainability Agri Food and Environmental Research
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Reuse of Water Contaminated by Microplastics, the Effectiveness of Filtration Processes: A Review

This review evaluates filtration technologies for removing microplastics from water, finding that while treatment plants reduce microplastic counts effectively, large discharge volumes still release substantial quantities into the environment.

2022 Energies 23 citations
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Occurrence and removal of microplastics by advanced and conventional drinking water treatment facilities

Researchers evaluated the performance of both advanced and conventional drinking water treatment processes for removing microplastics, finding that advanced methods such as ultrafiltration substantially outperform standard coagulation and filtration. Most conventional treatment plants leave a meaningful fraction of microplastics in finished drinking water.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Um estudo sobre microcistina-LR em mananciais de abastecimento do estado de São Paulo: ocorrência, análise de risco e remoção em ensaios laboratoriais de biofiltração

Researchers investigated the occurrence of microcystin-LR in water supply sources across Sao Paulo state, Brazil, performing risk analysis and laboratory biofiltration trials to evaluate the contamination levels relative to WHO and USEPA thresholds and assess the effectiveness of advanced biofilter technologies for removal.

2022
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Improvement of Clean Water Product Quality Through Desinfection Process

Researchers evaluated a biofilter-based water treatment system in Indonesia, finding that without disinfection the treated water contained 1,880 fecal coliforms and 2,060 total coliforms per 100 mL far exceeding environmental quality standards, and demonstrated that adding a disinfection stage reduced bacterial counts to acceptable levels.

2022 Journal of Scientech Research and Development
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The application of different methods for indirect microbial development assessment in pilot scale drinking water biofilters

Researchers evaluated methods for monitoring biofilm growth in biological activated carbon filters used in drinking water treatment. Different indirect measurement approaches varied in accuracy and practicality. Reliable biofilm monitoring is important for maintaining filter performance and ensuring treated water is free from microbial and chemical contaminants.

2023 Archives of Environmental Protection 2 citations
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Sustainable sand filtration strategies for microplastic removal in irrigation water

Researchers evaluated the performance of sand filtration systems with different configurations for removing microplastics from irrigation water, examining how filter parameters affect removal efficiency. The study found that optimised sand filter design can substantially reduce microplastic concentrations in agricultural irrigation water, offering a low-cost intervention to limit microplastic entry into soil-food systems.

2025 Environmental Research
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Evaluation of Potentially Toxic Elements and Microplastics in the Water Treatment Facility

Researchers evaluated potentially toxic elements and microplastics throughout a water treatment facility, finding both contaminant classes present at various treatment stages and raising concerns about the adequacy of current drinking water purification.

2024 Research Square (Research Square) 1 citations
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Microplastics and the Water Industry

Researchers reviewed the current understanding of microplastic contamination in freshwater and ocean environments and its implications for the water industry. The study highlights that microplastics can transfer harmful chemicals and adsorbed pollutants, and suggests that advanced filtration technologies like nanofiltration and reverse osmosis are more effective at removing microplastics than conventional methods.

2024 American Water Works Association 2 citations
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Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics in water treatment processes: A systematic literature review

Researchers systematically reviewed 103 studies across 26 water treatment plants in 12 countries to assess how well various technologies remove microplastics and nanoplastics from drinking water, finding that while coagulation, filtration, and advanced treatments help, significant gaps remain. The review identifies that no single process achieves complete removal, leaving microplastics as a persistent contaminant in treated water supplies.

2024 Journal of Water Process Engineering 34 citations
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Studies of Improving Drinking Water Quality in the Kalurahan Banaran Kabupaten Kulon Progo Using Porous Concrete Filter

This paper is not about microplastics; it evaluates porous concrete filtration systems for reducing iron content and turbidity in drinking water in Indonesia.

2023 INERSIA lnformasi dan Ekspose Hasil Riset Teknik Sipil dan Arsitektur
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Remoção de antibióticos da água por nanofiltração

This paper is not about microplastics. It evaluates nanofiltration membrane technology for removing antibiotics (tetracycline, norfloxacin, and sulfamethoxazole) from water, achieving up to 95% removal. While water treatment technology is broadly relevant to contaminant removal, this study focuses specifically on pharmaceutical contamination rather than microplastic pollution or exposure.

2024 Revista Interdisciplinar de Ciência Aplicada
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Studi Literatur: Efektivitas Penyisihan Kelimpahan Mikroplastik Menggunakan Teknologi Filter Pasir dan Membran Reverse Osmosis pada Pengolahan Air Minum

This literature review examines the effectiveness of sand filter technology and reverse osmosis membrane systems for removing microplastics from water, synthesizing findings on removal efficiencies, particle size thresholds, and operational considerations for water treatment applications.

2025 Jurnal Teknologi Lingkungan Lahan Basah
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Innovative Multimedia Filtration for Effective Microplastic Removal in Mangrove Ecosystems: A Sustainable Approach to Environmental Health

Researchers tested a multimedia filtration system using natural materials like sand, zeolite, activated carbon, and clam shells to remove microplastics from mangrove waters in Indonesia. They found that the filtration system effectively reduced microplastic levels in the treated water. The study demonstrates a low-cost, sustainable approach to protecting sensitive mangrove ecosystems from plastic pollution.

2025 Industrial and Domestic Waste Management 3 citations