The Paradox of Microplastic Removal in WWTP: Redistribution of Micropollutants in the Environment

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 30
• Main Authors: Zdarta, Agata, Li, Guoqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 03.06.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Chemical properties; Earth and Environmental Science; Effluents; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Fourier transforms; Fragmentation; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Mechanical properties; Mechanical stimuli; Microplastics; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Outdoor air quality; Oxidation; Ozonation; Paradoxes; Plastic debris; Plastic pollution; Pollution; Polymers; Review; Seasonal variations; Sewage treatment plants; Shear forces; Sustainable development; Tertiary treatment; Waste Water Technology; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Weather; Weathering; China; Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); Tertiary contamination source; Redistribution of MPs; Microplastic (MP) pollution; Fragmentation and ageing

Purpose of the Review High amounts of microplastics (MPs) are collected and then disposed of in sewage treatment plants. This review aims to identify the effects of wastewater treatment processes on the physical and chemical properties of MPs as well as their fragmentation and ageing, which are rare...