Their cycle is still a mysterious one, but their quantity is enormous, their presence has an impact on the environment, organisms, and human health. Studies show that wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) could constitute an important source of MPs in the environment. Indeed, they come for the ...
The adult human body, which isabout 60%water, needs to be replenished with 2 to 3 quarts per day from drinking water and foods. But when water or food ispackaged in plastics, and plastic waste gets into the environment, people end up with that in their systems, too. "Lots of question...
Nano/microplastics in water and wastewater treatment processes – Origin, impact and potential solutions 2019, Water Research Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal 2019, Science of the Total Environment ...
Environmental contamination caused by microplastics (MPs) is an issue of grave concern which is pervasive in global water, air, and soil. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are recognized as the vital source of MPs into the environment. Hence understanding the fate and behavior of MPs in WWTPs...
MicroplasticContaminationinAquaticEnvironmentsOccurrenceandFateofMicroplastics CHAPTER10OccurrenceandFateofMicroplasticsinWastewaterTreatmentPlantsHuaseOu,EddyY.ZengJinanUniversity,Guangzhou,China10.1INTRODUCTIONMicroplastic(MP)contaminationisagrowingissuethatisprevalentinglobalsoils,air,andwater.MPcontaminationoccursthroughoutthe...
such as water bottles(二次微塑料是水瓶等较大塑料物品分解后产生的颗粒)”、第三段“Wastewater treatment plants and sewage treatment plants are the major sources of primary microplastics, most of which are residues(残留物) of cosmetics, paint, household and industrial waste.(废水处理厂和污水处理厂是...
Focusing on freshwater MP, we briefly review the state of the science to identify gaps of knowledge and deduce research needs. State of the science Environmental scientists started investigating marine (micro)plastics in the early 2000s. Today, a wealth of studies demonstrates that MP have ...
The ubiquity of microplastics of all sizes in surface water, groundwater and wastewater (SAPEA, 2019), has raised the question if pollution of drinking water occurs. To date, there is only a limited number of studies that address this issue and they indeed reported the presence of microplastics...
water surface, mistaking the plastic bits for food. The ingestion of microplastics can cause aquatic species to consume less food and therefore to have less energy to carry out life functions, and it can result in neurological and reproductive toxicity. Microplastics are suspected of working their ...
Plastics are widely recognized as a pervasive marine pollutant. Microplastics have been garnering increasing attention due to reports documenting their ingestion by animals, including those intended for human consumption. Their accumulation in the marine