Identification and quantification of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants by spectroscopic and microscopic techniques in Johannesburg East, South Africa
Tendani Mphaga,
T. N. Mhlongo,
Sithembele Zikalala
et al.
Abstract:The occurrence of microplastics in water, their chemistry, physical characteristics, and the efficiency of public wastewater treatment work (WWTW) processes in the removal of microplastics are investigated. Samples were collected from the period 2021 December to 2022 September from two WWTWs in Johannesburg East using 24-h autosamplers. The microplastics were imaged using polarised optical microscopy (POM) and the images were processed using image J 1.53 K to determine the particle counts. The total concentrat… Show more
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