ArticleWater research X2022
Semi-crystalline microplastics in wastewater plant effluents and removal efficiencies of post-treatment filtration systems.
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- Fiber to fragment: a review of microplastics from textile industry effluents, their detection, ecological impact, and sustainable microbial biodegradation strategies.Archives of microbiology · 2026Review
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- Pressure-Driven Membrane Processes for Removing Microplastics.Membranes · 2025Review
- Implications of the operation of continuous granular activated carbon filters on the effluent quality.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2024Article
- A review of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants in Türkiye: Characteristics, removal efficiency, mitigation strategies for microplastic pollution and future perspective.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been found in every environmental compartment. Wastewater and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as possible point sources contributing to the emission of microplastic particles (MPP) into the aquatic environment. So far, MPP in wastewater effluents have mainly been analyzed by spectroscopic methods resulting in concentrations as number per volume. In this study, we present mass concentrations in the secondary effluents of four German municipal WWTPs, removal efficiencies of seven post-treatment systems and the resulting load emissions. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was used for the analysis of semi-crystalline MPs. The concentrations of secondary effluents ranged from 0.1 to 19.6 µg L
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