Developing improved methodologies for the quantification of microplastics in wastewater treatment plant effluent and sludge

The wastewater treatment process has long been recognised as a potentially significant source of microplastic pollution in freshwater environments. Though a handful of studies have demonstrated this emission across Europe and North America, a lack of consistency in the methodological approaches take...

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Main Author: Stanton, Thomas
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38796/