Circulation of fibrous microplastic (microfiber) in sewage and sewage sludge treatment processes

Microfibre release to water, via laundering, and to air, via everyday use: a comparison between polyester clothing with differing textile parameters

(2020) Francesca De Falco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Aerobic biodegradation in freshwater and marine environments of textile microfibers generated in clothes laundering: Effects of cellulose and polyester-based microfibers on the microbiome

(2020) Marielis C. Zambrano et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics Removal from Treated Wastewater by a Biofilter

(2020) Fan Liu et al.   Water

Microfiber release from real soiled consumer laundry and the impact of fabric care products and washing conditions

(2020) Neil J. Lant et al.   PLoS One

Microplastics pollution in wastewater: Characteristics, occurrence and removal technologies

(2020) Xuan-Thanh Bui et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Approaching the environmental problem of microplastics: Importance of WWTP treatments

(2020) Daniel Sol et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Removal of microplastics from secondary wastewater treatment plant effluent by coagulation/flocculation with iron, aluminum and polyamine-based chemicals

(2020) Katriina Rajala et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Detection, occurrence and removal

(2019) Jing Sun et al.   WATER RESEARCH

The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

(2019) Francesca De Falco et al.   Scientific Reports

Importance of Water-Volume on the Release of Microplastic Fibers from Laundry

(2019) Max R. Kelly et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nano/microplastics in water and wastewater treatment processes – Origin, impact and potential solutions

(2019) Marie Enfrin et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Interactions between nano/micro plastics and suspended sediment in water: Implications on aggregation and settling

(2019) Yang Li et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastics composition and load from three wastewater treatment plants discharging into Mersin Bay, north eastern Mediterranean Sea

(2019) Ceyhun Akarsu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Trophic transfer of microplastics and mixed contaminants in the marine food web and implications for human health

(2018) Maddison Carbery et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

(2018) Francesca De Falco et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Quantity and types of microplastics in the organic tissues of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica and Atlantic mud crab Panopeus herbstii from a Florida estuary

(2018) Heidi R. Waite et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastic particles and fibers in conventional activated sludge process and advanced MBR technology

(2018) Mirka Lares et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Treatment characteristics of microplastics at biological sewage treatment facilities in Korea

(2018) Hyesung Lee et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microfibres from apparel and home textiles: Prospects for including microplastics in environmental sustainability assessment

(2018) Beverley Henry et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Are We Underestimating Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments?

(2017) Jeremy L. Conkle et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings

(2017) Flavia Salvador Cesa et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: Development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics

(2017) Shima Ziajahromi et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent

(2016) Sherri A. Mason et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) as a Source of Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment

(2016) Fionn Murphy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Simultaneous recovery of phosphorus and potassium as magnesium potassium phosphate from synthetic sewage sludge effluent

(2016) Satoshi Nakao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment

(2016) Dennis Brennecke et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Do wastewater treatment plants act as a potential point source of microplastics? Preliminary study in the coastal Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea

(2015) J. Talvitie et al.   WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks

(2011) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN