The potential of electron beams for the removal of microplastics from wastewater and sewage sludge

The potential of electron beams for the removal of microplastics from wastewater and sewage sludge

Wastewater and sewage sludge treatment plants are known to be important entrance routes for microplastics (MPs) into the aquatic environment. Although traditional wastewater treatment plants with primary and secondary purification processes can remove over 99 % of MPs, the majority of these are beli...

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Main Authors: Malgorzata Siwek, Thomas Edgecock, Andrzej G. Chmielewski, Andrzej Rafalski, Marta Walo, Marcin Sudlitz, Long Lin, Yufa Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
Subjects:
Electron beam treatment
Water radiolysis
Microplastics removal
Advanced oxidation
Wastewater
Sewage sludge
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010023000835

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