Evidence of microplastic accumulation in agricultural soils from sewage sludge disposal

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 671; pp. 411 - 420
• Main Authors: Corradini, Fabio, Meza, Pablo, Eguiluz, Raúl, Casado, Francisco, Huerta-Lwanga, Esperanza, Geissen, Violette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 25.06.2019
• Subjects: agricultural land; Agricultural soil; agricultural soils; aquatic environment; Diffuse pollution; fertilizers; Microplastics; sewage; sewage sludge; Sludge; soil pollution; soil sampling; Waste management; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Waste management; Diffuse pollution; Microplastics; Agricultural soil; Sludge

Microplastics are emerging as a steadily increasing environmental threat. Wastewater treatment plants efficiently remove microplastics from sewage, trapping the particles in the sludge and preventing their entrance into aquatic environments. Treatment plants are essentially taking the microplastics...