[HTML][HTML] The fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: An overview of source and remediation technologies

AS Reddy, AT Nair - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in everyday consumer products have paved the way for high MPs
concentrations in wastewater. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) s are the significant …

Microplastics and their ecotoxicological impacts: remediation approaches, challenges and future perspectives-A review

SS Ali, R Al-Tohamy, MHM Alsharbaty… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are a major concern worldwide due to their ecotoxicological effects on
the environment and public health. The low density of MPs allows for their accumulation in …

Identification and quantification of microplastics in effluents of wastewater treatment plant by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

J Hernández Fernández, H Cano, Y Guerra… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this research, the presence of microplastics was detected through a differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) analysis of three wastewater treatment plants. One of these plants applied …

Trends of microplastic abundance in personal care products in the United Arab Emirates over the period of 3 years (2018–2020)

RZ Habib, JAK Aldhanhani, AH Ali… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Plastic microbeads in cosmetic products are considered one of the main contributors of
primary microplastic pollution in aquatic environments. To assess the trends of microplastic …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the solid contents of toothpastes available in UAE (United Arab Emirates) markets

M Elkashlan, V Poulose, RZ Habib, O Karabala… - Journal of …, 2022 - scirp.org
In order to find out whether any toothpastes commercially available in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) carry microplastic content in form of plastic microbeads, the filterable solid …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of microplastic particles during municipal wastewater treatment: a current review

M Komorowska-Kaufman, W Marciniak - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2024 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are considered the main point source of microplastics
(MPs) discharged into water bodies. The article discusses the types and number of MPs …

Abundance and Characterization of Anthropogenic Microlitter in Effluent from Three Wastewater Treatment Plants in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

MR Sanz, JRB Rodríguez - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as significant point sources of
microlitter particles (MPs) released into the environment. Simultaneously, they play a crucial …

Determining the contribution of the wastewater treatment plant to the sustainable environment with water footprint indicators

E Kalya, A Alver - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
Millions of cubic meters of water are polluted every day as a result of industrialization and
other human activities. The contribution of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was built …

Spatial Variations in Microplastics in the Largest Shallow Lake of Central Europe and Its Protecting Wetland Area

B Prikler, R Svigruha, J Háhn, P Harkai, I Fodor… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The concentration of microplastics (MPs) in two important Hungarian freshwater habitats
was determined in the size range of 50 μm–1 mm. Lake Balaton (LB) is the largest shallow …

Extraction, enumeration, and identification methods for monitoring microplastics in the aquatic environment

VZ Sönmez, C Akarsu, M Cumbul Altay… - … Occurrence and Treatment …, 2022 - Springer
Plastic products in different sizes and with different features are in widespread use to make
day-to-day life easier. Until now, these materials have not been considered as a threat to …