To date, most studies of microplastics have been carried out with pristine particles. However,
most plastics in the environment will be aged to some extent; hence, understanding the …

Drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are the
first and last hurdles for the prevention of microplastics (MPs) pollution, respectively. With …

The efficacy of plastic particle removal by municipal water treatment plants is currently
uncertain, and the mechanisms involved in microplastic (MP) coagulation and flocculation …

Microplastics are an emerging issue in water systems, and an understanding of their
occurrence and behavior is complicated by a high diversity in physical (ie, size and shape) …

Water industries worldwide consider coagulation/flocculation to be one of the major
treatment methods for improving the overall efficiency and cost effectiveness of water and …

Plastic particles may bring potential threats to the ecosystem. Coagulation, as a widely used
method to remove particles, has been rarely studied for plastic particles in the nanometer …

Flocculation and settling performance (kinetic, robustness, upflow velocity, and overall solids
removal) have been significantly improved over the past forty years due to the development …

The addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC) to remove micropollutants is a commonly
used technology to improve drinking water quality. However, the effects of PAC dosing …

As a kind of emerging contaminants, microplastics (MPs) have got great attention due to its
worldwide distribution, ecotoxicology and difficult to remove. MPs have already been found …

As some water utilities are facing increasing concentrations of natural organic matter (NOM)
in source water, it has been observed that some of this organic content is refractory to …