Processes,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 2084 - 2084
Published: Sept. 26, 2024
Municipal
waste
water
treatment
plants
have
a
fundamental
task,
which
is
to
rid
of
toxic
and
health-threatening
organic
inorganic
substances,
including
unwanted
microorganisms
other
pollutants,
with
the
highest
possible
efficiency
so
that
discharged
does
not
contaminate
natural
environment,
happens
in
case
imperfect
cleaning.
Current
WWTPs
usually
preliminary,
primary,
secondary
stage,
very
few
cases
even
tertiary
no
longer
guarantees
sufficient
removal
pollutants
from
water.
This
research
presents
current
situation
different
parts
world
concerning
possibility
solving
regarding
quaternary
stages
this
process,
especially
small
rural
serving
up
approx.
10,000
equivalent
inhabitants,
could
ensure
so-called
emerging
microplastics,
would
stop
being
point
sources
environmental
contamination.
Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(4)
Published: Oct. 30, 2024
Microplastics
(MPs)
and
their
associated
chemical
additives,
such
as
bisphenol
A
(BPA),
nonylphenol
(NP),
ethoxylate
(NEPO),
tetrabromobisphenol
(TBBPA),
are
widely
recognized
significant
environmental
contaminants
due
to
widespread
presence
in
ecosystems
potential
impact
on
human
health.
This
review
evaluates
advanced
treatment
technologies,
membrane
filtration
oxidation
processes,
for
mitigating
these
risks
highlights
gaps
sustainability
efficiency.
Actionable
strategies
improving
the
removal
of
MPs
MP
additives
were
presented
assessment
innovative
hybrid
tailored
different
water
matrices.
The
importance
anti-fouling
comprehensive
life
cycle
assessments
(LCAs),
standardizing
methods
enhance
applicability
technologies
further
highlighted.
To
improve
optimize
processes
ensure
sustainability,
existing
knowledge
must
be
addressed
by
framing
a
understanding
long-term
ecological
effects
additives.
