Shirley Anne Smyth

Seasonal variation in microplastic abundance, morphology, polymers, and adsorbed contaminants in wastewater treatment sludges and biosolids

This study investigated the seasonal impact on microplastic (MP) characteristics and concentration in the sludge streams (primary, secondary (waste activated) and digested) at a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Ontario. MPs were recovered after digestion and density...