A review of the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms

Liu, Weiyi; Zhang, Jinlan; Liu, Hang; Guo, Xiaonan; Zhang, Xiyue; Yao, Xiaolong; Cao, Zhiguo; Zhang, Tingting

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.106277

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A review of the removal of microplastics in global wastewater treatment plants: Characteristics and mechanisms

Published in Environment International • Nov 20, 2020

Authors:

Weiyi Liu

Jinlan Zhang

Hang Liu

Abstract

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered to be the main sources of microplastic contaminants in the aquatic environment, and an in-depth understanding of the behavior of microplastics among the critical treatment technologies in WWTPs is urgently needed. In this paper, the characteristics ...

Subject

Microplastics

Effluent

Environmental science

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