Worldwide bottled water occurrence of emerging contaminants: A review of the recent scientific literature

Akhbarizadeh, Razegheh; Dobaradaran, Sina; Schmidt, Torsten; Nabipour, Iraj; Spitz, Jörg

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122271

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“…Other review works were then developed, as that published by Eerkes-Medrano et al [58]. In the paper by Akhbarizadeh et al [59] focus was on bottled water, whereas Novotna et al [60] and Shen et al [61] addressed the fate of MPs in the drinking water treatment plants. Evidences of MPs at the end of the water supply chain are uncanny, though origin and cause of pollution are far to be fully cleared.…”

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“…Evidences of MPs at the end of the water supply chain are uncanny, though origin and cause of pollution are far to be fully cleared. Plastics in bottled water might indeed significantly be linked to the packaging material and its wear; however, presence of MPs in glass bottled water suggests also different origins of the pollution [59]. According to the studies until now published, MPs found at the outlet of drinking water treatment plants vary noticeably in concentration, from 0 [49] to 930 MPs/L [62] due to the different water sources, plant layout and analytical methods.…”

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Presence and fate of microplastics in the water sources: focus on the role of wastewater and drinking water treatment plants

Barchiesi

Chiavola

Marcantonio

et al. 2021

Journal of Water Process Engineering

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Microplastics are nowadays considered as ubiquitous pollutants since have been found widespread in all environmental compartments, particularly in the water sources. In the urban water cycle, the drinking water treatment plants and the wastewater treatment plants are the first and last barriers to microplastics pollution, respectively. The present work aims at presenting the information available on microplastic presence in the urban water cycle, reporting and linking what is known at the different stages. Focus is on the water sources and on the role of the water treatment plants as source and control of microplastics pollution. Aspects evaluated are microplastics abundance, characterization in terms of morphology, size and polymer composition, spatial and temporal variations, factors influencing their distribution and abundance, effects of treatments on their removal. Up to now there is no common framework for microplastics collection, sample pre-treatment, identification, quantification and classification. Data comparison is hindered due to the various analytical protocols implemented; hence the conclusions driven are mostly indicative or of very local significance. The available information is not evenly distributed among the urban water cycle components. For the establishment of proper microplastics pollution control strategies, the relative role of wastewater and drinking water treatment plants needs to be better deepened in terms of both quantity and quality effects. All these aspects are afforded in the present review which is based on the more recent data published by the specialized literature.

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Section: Microplastics Presence and Fate In Drinking Water Treatmentmentioning

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Section: Microplastics Presence and Fate In Drinking Water Treatmentmentioning

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Presence and fate of microplastics in the water sources: focus on the role of wastewater and drinking water treatment plants

Barchiesi

Chiavola

Marcantonio

et al. 2021

Journal of Water Process Engineering

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“…Disposal of PPE is an important environmental issue, as most of these goods are single-use and mostly made of plastics. Single-use plastic materials (i.e., take-out food containers and drinking bottles) are known as the main sources of plastic pollution in the environment ( Akhbarizadeh et al, 2020b ; Du et al, 2020 ; Fadare et al, 2020; Schnurr et al, 2018 ). Similarly, face masks and gloves are single-use plastic materials.…”

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Abandoned Covid-19 personal protective equipment along the Bushehr shores, the Persian Gulf: An emerging source of secondary microplastics in coastlines

Akhbarizadeh

Dobaradaran

Nabipour

et al. 2021

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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During the Covid-19 pandemic, personal protection equipment (PPE) was widely used to control the virus further spared. In this study, the presence of PPE wastes along the coastline of Bushehr port, the Persian Gulf from nine stations was investigated (4 times during 40 days), and their potential for microplastics (MPs) creation was preliminarily assessed. In total, more than 2380 PPE were collected in the study area. No significant differences were found between various beaches regarding their types and common activities. In addition, the estimated disposal rate of PPE per day and year is 350 and 127,750 items, respectively. More than 10% of the collected PPE from Bushehr's coastal areas on each sampling day were damaged. Based on the microscopic analysis, the left surgical masks and torn plastic gloves in the coastal regions are emerging sources of secondary microfibers and MP particles (mostly fragments and films) in the marine environments, respectively.

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“…Thus, even if we do not have information about the concentration of different compounds in gloves, it is possible to estimate the risk on the basis of other products. Akhbarizadeh et al (2020) collected data concerning the content of selected pollutants in commercially available bottled water made of various. For instance, bisphenol A (BPA), an essential component of many plastic items ( Osman et al, 2021 ), was detected in PE bottled water and BPA concentration equaled to 20.7 ng/L ( Chailurkit et al, 2017 ).…”

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COVID-19 discarded disposable gloves as a source and a vector of pollutants in the environment

Jędruchniewicz

Oleszczuk

2021

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Worldwide bottled water occurrence of emerging contaminants: A review of the recent scientific literature

Cited by 162 publications

References 123 publications

Presence and fate of microplastics in the water sources: focus on the role of wastewater and drinking water treatment plants

Presence and fate of microplastics in the water sources: focus on the role of wastewater and drinking water treatment plants

Abandoned Covid-19 personal protective equipment along the Bushehr shores, the Persian Gulf: An emerging source of secondary microplastics in coastlines

COVID-19 discarded disposable gloves as a source and a vector of pollutants in the environment

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