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

W Liu, J Zhang, H Liu, X Guo, X Zhang, X Yao… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

A review on the characteristics of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: A source for toxic chemicals

AH Hamidian, EJ Ozumchelouei, F Feizi, C Wu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are known to be one of the main and most important
sources of microplastics discharge into the environment. Although the occurrence and …

Adsorption and thermal degradation of microplastics from aqueous solutions by Mg/Zn modified magnetic biochars

J Wang, C Sun, QX Huang, Y Chi, JH Yan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) derived from plastic wastes have attracted wide attention throughout the
world due to the wide distribution, easy transition, and potential threats to organisms. This …

Mechanical recycling of plastic waste as a point source of microplastic pollution

G Suzuki, N Uchida, K Tanaka, H Matsukami… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues. Recycling is a
potential means of reducing plastic pollution in the environment. However, plastic fragments …

An audit of microplastic abundance throughout three Australian wastewater treatment plants

S Ziajahromi, PA Neale, IT Silveira, A Chua… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as an important pathway of
microplastics to the environment. Most studies have focused on wastewater effluent, but …

Physisorption and chemisorption mechanisms influencing micro (nano) plastics-organic chemical contaminants interactions: a review

OD Agboola, NU Benson - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microplastics, which serve as sources and vector transport of organic contaminants in both
terrestrial and marine environments, are emerging micropollutants of increasing concerns …

Occurrence, characteristics, and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants located on the Moroccan Atlantic: The case of Agadir metropolis

S Hajji, M Ben-Haddad, MR Abelouah… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are some of the main sources of microplastics (MPs)
in the environment. However, studies on the occurrence and removal efficiency of MPs in …

Pathway, classification and removal efficiency of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants

PL Ngo, BK Pramanik, K Shah, R Roychand - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) contamination in water environment has recently been documented as
an emerging environmental threat due to their negative impact on the ecosystem. Their …

Microplastic particles in the aquatic environment: A systematic review

MB Ahmed, MS Rahman, J Alom, MDS Hasan… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become one of the most severe environmental concerns
today. MPs persist in the environment and cause adverse effects in organisms. This review …

Micro-and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: occurrence, removal, fate, impacts and remediation technologies–a critical review

I Ali, T Ding, C Peng, I Naz, H Sun, J Li, J Liu - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The manifestation of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs) has become a major challenge owing to their unique characteristics such …