articleWater Research XApr 1, 2019GOLD OA

Wastewater treatment plants as a source of microplastics to an urban estuary: Removal efficiencies and loading per capita over one year

College of Charleston

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Abstract

Wastewater treatment plants serve to collect and treat wastes that are known to include microplastic (MP; synthetic polymer materials

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Keywords
  • Microplastics
  • Estuary
  • Per capita
  • Environmental science
  • Wastewater
  • Sewage treatment
  • Fishery
  • Environmental engineering
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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