Microplastics in urban runoff: Global occurrence and fate

C Wang, D O'Connor, L Wang, WM Wu, J Luo, D Hou - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Public concerns on microplastic (MP) pollution and its prevalence in urban runoff have
grown exponentially. Huge amounts of MPs are transported from urban environments via …

Microplastic remediation technologies in water and wastewater treatment processes: current status and future perspectives

Y Lu, MC Li, J Lee, C Liu, C Mei - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a type of contaminants produced during the use and disposal of
plastic products, which are ubiquitous in our lives. With the high specific surface area and …

Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics from urban waters: separation and degradation

Z Chen, X Liu, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The omnipresent micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters arouse great public
concern. To build a MP/NP-free urban water system, enormous efforts have been made to …

The removal of microplastics from water by coagulation: A comprehensive review

W Tang, H Li, L Fei, B Wei, T Zhou, H Zhang - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are the
first and last hurdles for the prevention of microplastics (MPs) pollution, respectively. With …

Coagulative removal of microplastics from aqueous matrices: recent progresses and future perspectives

N Girish, N Parashar, S Hait - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation (CFS) system has been identified as one of
the favored treatment technique in water/wastewater treatment systems and hence, it is …

Generation and consequence of nano/microplastics from medical waste and household plastic during the COVID-19 pandemic

AA Mohana, MM Islam, M Rahman, SK Pramanik… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the end of 2019, the world has faced a major crisis because of the outbreak of COVID-
19 disease which has created a severe threat to humanity. To control this pandemic, the …

Nano/microplastics: Fragmentation, interaction with co-existing pollutants and their removal from wastewater using membrane processes

AA Mohana, M Rahman, SK Sarker, N Haque, L Gao… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Nano and microplastic (NP/MP) is one of the most challenging types of micropollutants,
coming from either direct release or degradation of plastic items into ecosystems. NP/MP …

Green solutions for blue waters: Using biomaterials to purify water from microplastics and nanoplastics

V Fakhri, A Hamzehlouy, AJ Dehchani, E Moradi… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are increasingly recognized as significant environmental contaminants
due to their widespread presence in the atmosphere, soil, and, particularly, aquatic …

Recent innovations in microplastics and nanoplastics removal by coagulation technique: Implementations, knowledge gaps and prospects

I Ali, X Tan, Y **e, C Peng, J Li, I Naz, Z Duan, P Wan… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) contamination is a worldwide problem
owing to the immense usage of plastic commodities. Thus, the environmental risks by MPs …

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: A review of the occurrence, removal, impact on ecosystem, and abatement measures

I Sheriff, MS Yusoff, HB Halim - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment which has attracted increasing
environmental, health, socio-economic, and regulatory concerns. Exposure to these …