Journal
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 46, Issue 3, Pages 309-321Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-022-02715-x
Keywords
Microplastic; Wastewater; Sludge; Pollution; Pretreatment; Habitat
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Public sewage treatment plants serve as a common pathway for microplastics to enter local surroundings, posing a threat to marine wildlife and humans. The behavior and mechanisms of microplastics in wastewater treatment procedures are still unknown.
Microplastics (MPs) in environmental studies have revealed that public sewage treatment plants are a common pathway for microplastics to reach local surroundings. Microplastics are becoming more of a worry, posing a danger to both marine wildlife and humans. These plastic items not only contribute to the macrocosmic proliferation of plastics but also the scattering of microplastics and the concentration of other micropollutant-containing objects, increasing the number of pollutants identified. Microplastics' behavior, movement, transformation, and persistence mechanisms, as well as their mode of action in various wastewater effluent treatment procedures, are still unknown. They are making microplastics made from wastewater a big deal. We know that microplastics enter wastewater treatment facilities (WWTPs), that wastewater is released into the atmosphere, and that this wastewater has been considered to represent a threat to habitats and ground character based on our literature assessment. The basic methods of wastewater and sewage sludge, as well as the treatment procedure and early characterization, are covered throughout the dissection of the problematic scientific conceptualization. [GRAPHICS] .
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