Source, occurrence, migration and potential environmental risk of microplastics in sewage sludge and during sludge amendment to soil

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 742; p. 140355
• Main Authors: Gao, Ding, Li, Xin-yu, Liu, Hong-tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.11.2020
• Subjects: adsorption; antibiotic resistance; environment; Environmental risk; groundwater; Microplastics; pollutants; Pollutants adsorption; pollution; risk; sewage; sewage sludge; sewage treatment; Sludge; soil; Soil amendment; soil amendments; Pollutants adsorption; Microplastics; Sludge; Environmental risk; Soil amendment

Microplastics (MPs) are an emerging global pollutant. MPs research is mainly concentrated on water, with limited research on MPs in sewage sludge. MPs from various sources are collected into sewage and most of the MPs are trapped in the sludge during the sewage treatment process. Sludge is not only...