Synthetic fibers as an indicator of land application of sludge.

By K. Zubris, B. Richards. Environmental Pollution, 2005

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Subfields: Civil and Structural Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Large microplastic particles in sediments of tributaries of the River Thames, UK - Abundance, sources and methods for effective quantification. (2017, background): “If not physically filtered out within the plant itself then they will be discharged to rivers via effluent or incorporated into sludge (Habib et al., 1996; Zubris and Richards, 2005).”
Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment (2018, background): “The latter was detectable in agricultural soils up to 15 years after application of sewage sludge (28).”
Macro- and micro- plastics in soil-plant system: Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth. (2018, background): “Although soil, especially agricultural land, has become a major sink for microplastics (Browne et al., 2011; Mahon et al., 2017; Nizzetto et al., 2016a; Nizzetto et al., 2016b; Rillig, 2012; Zubris and Richards, 2005), most of the research done so far has been focused on microplastics in the aquatic”
Microplastics in freshwater systems: a review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs. (2015, background): “These secondary source microplastics are therefore also likely to have long residence times in freshwater systems (Zubris and Richards, 2005; Browne et al., 2011), whether they be natural water bodies (rivers and lakes), modified water bodies (e.g. dammed reservoirs), or artificial water bodies…”
Starch Based Bio-Plastics: The Future of Sustainable Packaging (2018, background): “There are accounts of inadvertent contamination of soils with small polymer fragments as a consequence of spreading sewage sludge [6], of fragments of plastic and glass contaminating compost prepared from municipal solid waste [7] and of plastic being carried into streams, rivers and ultimately the ”
Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends (2009, background): “There are accounts of inadvertent contamination of soils with small plastic fragments as a consequence of spreading sewage sludge (Zubris & Richards 2005), of fragments of plastic and glass contaminating compost prepared from municipal solid waste (Brinton 2005) and of plastic being carried into…”
Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastic particles and fibers in conventional activated sludge process and advanced MBR technology. (2018, background): “On the other hand, if most of the microplastics are transferred to WWTP sludge, which can be further used in green construction and as a fertilizer in fields, sludge might act as a significant route of microplastics to the environment (Talvitie et al., 2017a; Zubris and Richards, 2005).”
Beyond the ocean : Contamination of freshwater ecosystems with (micro-) plastic particles (2015, background): “Synthetic fibers are also known to contaminate sewage sludge ([20]).”