Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable
prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants …

The advancement in water treatment technology has revolutionized the progress of
membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology in the modern era. The large space requirement …

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 …

Global plastic production is rapidly increasing, resulting in significant amounts of plastic
entering the marine environment. This makes marine litter one of the most critical …

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 manifestation of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs) has become a major challenge owing to their unique characteristics such …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) are prevalent in aquatic environments. Discharge from
wastewater treatment plants is an important point source of ARG release into the …

The ever-increasing presence of microplastics in many environmental components has
been a cause of worry for humanity due to their small size and potential health risk. Since …

Microplastics (MP) are emerging contaminants that are leading to great concern in the water
and wastewater treatment sector. Membrane technologies have been applied for the direct …

The contamination of microplastics in aquatic environment is regarded as a serious threat to
ecosystem especially to aquatic environment. Microplastic pollution associated problems …