Effects of different treatment processes in four municipal wastewater treatment plants on the transport and fate of microplastics

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• wastewater treatment plant 53%
• tertiary treatment 25%
• removal 20%
• activated sludge 17%
• fiber 14%
• effluent 13%
• effect 13%
• primary treatment 12%
• secondary treatment 12%
• ditch 10%
• biological treatment 10%
• flocculation 9%
• particle 9%
• disinfection 9%
• cellulose 9%
• coagulation 9%
• wastewater treatment 8%
• sludge 7%
• particle size 6%
• reactor 6%
• membrane 6%
• wastewater 6%
• rate 6%
• oxidation 6%
• analysis 2%
• method 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Microplastic 100%
• Wastewater treatment 68%
• Effluents 10%
• Activated sludge process 6%
• Disinfection 6%
• Flocculation 6%
• Fibers 6%
• Coagulation 6%
• Batch reactors 5%
• Cellulose 4%
• Wastewater 4%
• Particle size 4%
• Oxidation 3%
• Membranes 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Wastewater Treatment 58%
• Fiber 10%
• Flocculation 9%
• Coagulation 8%
• Wastewater 6%
• Weight 4%
• Oxidation Reaction 3%
• Application 2%