Leaching of organic matters and formation of disinfection by-product as a result of presence of microplastics in natural freshwaters

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the environment that may cause negative impacts on the aquatic organisms and human health. They exist in water and wastewater, which are from several sources, such as inappropriate disposal and littering. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the characteristic...

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Published in:Chemosphere (Oxford) 2022-07, Vol.299, p.134300-134300, Article 134300
Main Authors: Koh, Kok Yuen, Chen, Zhihao, Lin, Shihan, Chandra Mohan, Kishan, Luo, Xiaohong, Chen, J. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Chloroform
Fenton-like reaction
Oxidation
Polyethylene
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Summary:Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the environment that may cause negative impacts on the aquatic organisms and human health. They exist in water and wastewater, which are from several sources, such as inappropriate disposal and littering. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the characteristics of MPs in different water types and oxidation processes and study dissolved organic carbon (DOC) leaching and chloroform formation. A commonly existing plastic matter, polyethylene (PE) was placed in different waters and gone through the Fenton-like reaction and the chlorination. The result showed that the PE leached nearly a similar amount of DOC (
ISSN:0045-6535
1879-1298
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134300