Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Occurrence, fate and identification

This review highlights the methodologies for sampling, sample preparation, and identification of microplastics found in wastewater treatment plants. The presence and deposition of microplastics in the environment lead to serious environmental and ecological concerns. The role of wastewater treatment...

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Published in:Process safety and environmental protection 2021-02, Vol.146, p.77-84
Main Authors: Bakaraki Turan, Nouha, Sari Erkan, Hanife, Onkal Engin, Guleda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Detection
Identification
Microplastics
Plastic debris
Sample preparation
Sampling
Wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plant
Wastewater treatment plants
Water treatment
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Summary:This review highlights the methodologies for sampling, sample preparation, and identification of microplastics found in wastewater treatment plants. The presence and deposition of microplastics in the environment lead to serious environmental and ecological concerns. The role of wastewater treatment plants in spreading microplastics to the environment poses additional threats that need to be treated. Thus, the key challenges remain in understanding the fate and occurrence of microplastics in the wastewater treatment plant and the ability to detect them at each stage of the treatment. This review, therefore, helps to understand the fate and occurence of microplastics in the wastewater treatment plant. Besides, it is organized to present an overall discussion of the available microplastics detection techniques from sampling to identification.
ISSN:0957-5820
1744-3598
DOI:10.1016/j.psep.2020.08.039