Research progress on the transference and pollution characteristics of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants
XU Xia1, HOU Qing-tong1, XUE Yin-gang1,2, JIAN Yun1, WANG Li-ping1
1. School of Environmental & Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China;
2. Changzhou Environmental Monitoring Center, Changzhou 213001, China
Due to the widespread use and persistent contamination of synthetic polymers, microplastic (<5mm) has been got more and more attention in recent years as a new type of pollutants. The discharge of sewage was one of the main sources of microplastic in freshwater and marine environment, so the sewage treatment plants also became an important path for microplastic to enter into fresh water and marine environment. The source of microplastic was investigated systematically, the research progress in the transport and pollution characteristics of microplastic in wastewater treatment plants was reviewed,and the differences of microplastic pollution in wastewater treatment plants at home and abroad in recent years were compared. It would provide reference for the research and supervision of microplastic pollution in domestic sewage treatment plants and look forward to the future development and improvement direction of wastewater treatment process.
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XU Xia, HOU Qing-tong, XUE Yin-gang, JIAN Yun, WANG Li-ping. Research progress on the transference and pollution characteristics of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2018, 38(11): 4393-4400.
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