Between source and sea:The role of wastewater treatment in reducing marine microplastics
| Autor: | Isam Sabbah, Jan Dierking, Jamileh Javidpour, Rachel Tiller, Eric Ben-David, Andy M. Booth, Katja Klun, Ana Rotter, Shirra Freeman, Dror L. Angel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pollution
Microplastics Environmental Engineering Emerging technologies media_common.quotation_subject 0208 environmental biotechnology 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Wastewater Waste Disposal Fluid 01 natural sciences 12. Responsible consumption Particle removal Policy decision Innovation Waste Management and Disposal Effluent 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Jellyfish mucus Microplastic Environmental engineering General Medicine 6. Clean water 020801 environmental engineering Policy 13. Climate action Environmental science Sewage treatment Plastics Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Freeman, S, Booth, A, Sabbah, I, Tiller, R G, Dierking, J, Klun, K, Rotter, A, Ben David, E, Javidpour, J & Angel, D 2020, ' Between source and sea : The role of wastewater treatment in reducing marine microplastics. ', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 266, 110642 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110642 Journal of Environmental Management 110642-? |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110642 |
| Popis: | Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a focal point for the removal of microplastic (MP) particles before they are discharged into aquatic environments. WWTPs are capable of removing substantial quantities of larger MP particles but are inefficient in removing particles with any one dimension of less than 100 μm, with influents and effluents tending to have similar quantities of these smaller particles. As a single WWTP may release >100 billion MP particles annually, collectively WWTPs are significant contributors to the problem of MP pollution of global surface waters. Currently, there are no policies or regulations requiring the removal of MPs during wastewater treatment, but as concern about MP pollution grows, the potential for wastewater technologies to capture particles before they reach surface waters has begun to attract attention. There are promising technologies in various stages of development that may improve the removal of MP particles from wastewater. Better incentivization could speed up the research, development and adoption of innovative practices. This paper describes the current state of knowledge regarding MPs, wastewater and relevant policies that could influence the development and deployment of new technologies within WWTPs. We review existing technologies for capturing very small MP particles and examine new developments that may have the potential to overcome the shortcomings of existing methods. The types of collaborations needed to encourage and incentivize innovation within the wastewater sector are also discussed, specifically strong partnerships among scientific and engineering researchers, industry stakeholders, and policy decision makers. |
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