Removal of microplastics in municipal sewage from China's largest water reclamation plant

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 155; pp. 175 - 181
• Main Authors: Yang, Libiao, Li, Kuixiao, Cui, Song, Kang, Yu, An, Lihui, Lei, Kun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.05.2019
• Subjects: aquatic environment; China; color; Effluents; microparticles; Microplastics; Point source; polyethylene terephthalates; polypropylenes; polystyrenes; Reclaimed water; sewage; sewage treatment; water reuse; waterways; μFT-IR; China; Microplastics; Reclaimed water; μFT-IR; Effluents; Point source

Municipal sewage treatment plants (STPs) are an important point source of microplastics in domestic waterways. In the present study, effluents from the largest water reclamation plant in China were sampled throughout the treatment process and microplastics were extracted and identified to evaluate t...