A review of methods for the isolation of microplastics in municipal wastewater treatment

• Autorzy: Ormaniec Paulina , Mikosz Jerzy

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DOI

10.37705/TechTrans/e2022010

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Wastewater treatment plants are considered to be one of the largest sources of microplastics in the natural environment. The problem of microplastics has been widely studied in many environments. It remains a subject of the growing interest for researchers. By definition, microplastic is plastic that does not exceed 5 mm in size. There are three stages in the study of microplastics in wastewater: sampling, treatment, and the identification of microplastics. This paper aims to review the strategies for sampling microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and their laboratory treatment to isolate microplastics. The collection of samples from the wastewater treatment plant is based on two mechanisms, namely a continuous filtering and pumping system and instantaneous sampling (steel bucket, glass jar, telescopic sampling). The removal of organic and inorganic matter is carried out with the use of physical and chemical analyses. The subject of this article is the compilation of the generally available research methods on microplastics. Based on the literature analysis, conclusions were drawn regarding the recommended methods of microplastic detection.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

microplastics; wastewater treatment plant; wastewater; sewage sludge

PL

mikroplastik; oczyszczalnia ścieków; ścieki; osad ściekowy

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Krakowskiej im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
• Czasopismo: Technical Transactions
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 119, iss. 1
• Strony: art. no. e2022010
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 38 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ormaniec Paulina

• Department of Environmental Technologies, Faculty of Environmental and Power Engineering, Cracow University of Technology

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-4517

autor

Mikosz Jerzy

• Department of Environmental Technologies, Faculty of Environmental and Power Engineering, Cracow University of Technology

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-2675

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