Microplastics in water: Occurrence, fate and removal
A global study on tap water samples has found that up to 83% of these contained microplastic fibres. These findings raise concerns about their potential health risks. Ingested microplastic particles have already been associated with harmful effects in animals, which raise concerns about similar outc...
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ftcquniportalfig:oai:figshare.com:article/26518693 2024-09-15T17:40:59+00:00 Microplastics in water: Occurrence, fate and removal Shaneel Chandra Kerry Walsh 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10779/cqu.26518693.v1 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Microplastics_in_water_Occurrence_fate_and_removal/26518693 http://hdl.handle.net/10779/cqu.26518693.v1 CC BY 4.0 Analytical chemistry not elsewhere classified Water treatment processes Pollution and contamination not elsewhere classified Microplastics and nanoplastics Human health Microplastics in water Plastic pollution Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring Environmental Restoration and Remediation Microplastics Environmental Engineering Text Journal contribution 2024 ftcquniportalfig 2024-08-14T23:31:09Z A global study on tap water samples has found that up to 83% of these contained microplastic fibres. These findings raise concerns about their potential health risks. Ingested microplastic particles have already been associated with harmful effects in animals, which raise concerns about similar outcomes in humans. Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, commonly found disposed in landfills and waste sites. Within indoor environments, the common sources are synthetic textiles, plastic bottles, and packaging. From the various point sources, they are globally distributed through air and water and can enter humans through various pathways. The finding of microplastics in fresh snow in the Antarctic highlights just how widely they are dispersed. The behaviour and health risks from microplastic particles are strongly influenced by their physicochemical properties, which is why their surfaces are important. Surface interactions are also important in pollutant transport via adsorption onto the microplastic particles. Our review covers the latest findings in microplastics research including the latest statistics in their abundance, their occurrence and fate in the environment, the methods of reducing microplastics exposure and their removal. We conclude by proposing future research directions into more effective remediation methods including new technologies and sustainable green remediation methods that need to be explored to achieve success in microplastics removal from waters at large scale. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic CQUniversity: acquire |
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A global study on tap water samples has found that up to 83% of these contained microplastic fibres. These findings raise concerns about their potential health risks. Ingested microplastic particles have already been associated with harmful effects in animals, which raise concerns about similar outcomes in humans. Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment, commonly found disposed in landfills and waste sites. Within indoor environments, the common sources are synthetic textiles, plastic bottles, and packaging. From the various point sources, they are globally distributed through air and water and can enter humans through various pathways. The finding of microplastics in fresh snow in the Antarctic highlights just how widely they are dispersed. The behaviour and health risks from microplastic particles are strongly influenced by their physicochemical properties, which is why their surfaces are important. Surface interactions are also important in pollutant transport via adsorption onto the microplastic particles. Our review covers the latest findings in microplastics research including the latest statistics in their abundance, their occurrence and fate in the environment, the methods of reducing microplastics exposure and their removal. We conclude by proposing future research directions into more effective remediation methods including new technologies and sustainable green remediation methods that need to be explored to achieve success in microplastics removal from waters at large scale. |
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Microplastics in water: Occurrence, fate and removal |
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