Industrial and Domestic Waste Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1), С. 24 - 37

Опубликована: Март 17, 2025

Microplastic contamination posed a significant threat to mangrove ecosystems, impacting biodiversity and water quality. This study evaluated the effectiveness of multimedia filtration system using silica sand, zeolite, activated carbon, blood clam shells, gravel in reducing microplastic levels waters. Water samples were collected from Wonorejo Mangrove Ecotourism Surabaya, Indonesia, treated two reactors: Reactor 1 with sand media 2 clamshell media. The downward-flow demonstrated promising results, achieving 54-60% removal efficiency showing superior performance 61-65% efficiency. Fiber-type microplastics most effectively removed, 67% reduction. findings highlighted potential enhancing promoting environmental sustainability. While offered viable solution for mitigating pollution aquatic environments, challenges such as scalability, cost-effectiveness, long-term maintenance required further research. Future studies should focus on optimizing assessing real-world applicability broader conservation efforts.

Язык: Английский