Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination – A critical review

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 858; no. Pt 1; p. 159681
• Main Authors: Krishnan, Radhakrishnan Yedhu, Manikandan, Sivasubramanian, Subbaiya, Ramasamy, Karmegam, Natchimuthu, Kim, Woong, Govarthanan, Muthusamy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Advanced techniques; air; aquatic ecosystems; Bioremediation; electrocoagulation; environment; filtration; membrane bioreactors; Membrane technology; Microplastics; photocatalysis; pollutants; sand; soil; species; wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Microplastics; Bioremediation; Wastewater treatment plants; Membrane technology; Advanced techniques

Microplastics have been identified as an emerging pollutant due to their irrefutable prevalence in air, soil, and particularly, the aquatic ecosystem. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are seen as the last line of defense which creates a barrier between microplastics and the environment. These mic...