The Py – GC-TOF-MS analysis and characterization of microplastics (MPs) in a wastewater treatment plant in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in South Africa, like is the case for most WWTPs around the globe albeit capable of removing substantial quantities of microplastics (MPs) and in fact, the treatments become ineffective for those plastic particles less than 100 µm. As a consequence, the receiving...

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Main Authors: Bongekile Vilakati, V. Sivasankar, Hlengilizwe Nyoni, Bhekie B. Mamba, Kiyoshi Omine, Titus A.M. Msagati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132100590X