Improved methodology to determine the fate and transport of microplastics in a secondary wastewater treatment plant

Subash  Raju; Maddison Carbery; Aswin Kuttykattil; Kala Senthirajah; Anna Lundmark; Zoe  Rogers; Suresh  SCB; Geoffrey Evans; Thava  Palanisami

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2020.115549

Improved methodology to determine the fate and transport of microplastics in a secondary wastewater treatment plant

Subash Raju, Maddison Carbery, Aswin Kuttykattil, Kala Senthirajah, Anna Lundmark, Zoe Rogers, Suresh SCB, Geoffrey Evans, Thava Palanisami (Corresponding)

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Wastewater treatment plants are a significant pathway of microplastics (MPs) to aquatic environments. To develop suitable management options and reduce microplastic emissions in treated effluent and sludge, we must first develop a reliable method to understand their transport and fate throughout the treatment process. An improved methodology was applied to determine the size, shape, polymer type and partitioning behaviour of MPs using a combination of oxidation treatment, fluorescent staining and Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) to detect small MPs ≤20 μm in wastewater. The mean number of MPs (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115549
Journal	Water Research
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115549
Publication status	Published - Apr 2020

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Improved methodology to determine the fate and transport of microplastics in a secondary wastewater treatment plant

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