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http://dx.doi.org/10.11001/jksww.2018.32.4.337

A mini-review on discharge characteristics and management of microplastics in sewage treatment plants  

Jeong, Dong-Hwan (Water Supply and Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Ju, Byoungkyu (Water Supply and Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Wonseok (Water Supply and Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Chung, Hyenmi (Water Supply and Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Park, Junwon (Water Supply and Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Changsoo (Water Supply and Sewerage Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater / v.32, no.4, 2018 , pp. 337-348 More about this Journal
Abstract
As the issue of microplastics (MPs) detection in tap water was raised in other countries in 2017, monitoring of MPs in drinking and source water, and sewage treatment plant (STP) effluents was initiated. This study intends to look into other studies on MPs in STPs at home and abroad, and review the characteristics of MPs and their removal efficiencies in the STPs, the risk and effect of MPs on watersheds, and management practices in order to help better understand MPs in STPs. To manage MPs effectively in STPs, it is necessary to investigate the detection of MPs discharged from STPs, do research on human health risk and control measures, and build a monitoring system including standardized analytical methods.
Keywords
Microplastics; Discharge characteristics; Long-term investigations; Sewage treatment plants;
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