Microplastics and the water industry / Nikki Holloway, Hunter Adams, Carlos Anthony Espindola, Jr., and Keisuke Ikehata.

Abstract: Found in freshwater and ocean environments, microplastics may pose hazards through chemical transfer if they are made of harmful chemicals or they can adsorb pollutants. Microplastics pollution sources include clothes washing, wastewater systems, biosolids, tire and road wear, and atmospheric particles that affect wildlife and humans. Most wastewater treatment facilities can effectively remove microplastics, these facilities can still be a major source of microplastics due to the sheer volume of water they release.