Plastic pollution is an emerging issue in recent days. Persistent plastic particles reach the
atmosphere, land and water by multiple pathways. Research has confirmed that the …

Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of emerging concern that accumulate in various
environments, where they pose threats to both the ecosystem and public health. Since MPs …

While it seems indisputable that potable water contains microplastics (MP), the actual
concentrations are much debated and reported numbers vary many orders of magnitude. It …

Microplastic (MP) pollution is increasing and several extensive global studies have
demonstrated its ubiquity. Information on the summary of the sources of microplastics in all …

Wastewater treatment plants are known to release microplastics that have been detected in
aquatic and terrestrial organisms constituting part of the human diet. Chlorination of …

Membrane separation processes have become a basic unit operation for process design
and product development. These processes are used in a variety of separation and …

As an emerging persistent pollutant, microplastics (MPs) have been detected in the drinking
water system and its potential risk in the presence of disinfectants has received little …

In the last two decades, microplastics (MP) have been identified as an emerging
environmental pollutant. Due to their small size, MP particles may easily enter the food …

This study was conducted to determine if the thermal degradation of various plastic drinking
water pipes (ie, PEX, HDPE, PP, PVC, and CPVC) may be a source of drinking water …

In recent years, metal alloys used for drinking water distribution are gradually being
replaced by PVC and HDPE pipes. In areas of distribution networks made of plastic …