Project description
Do you ever wonder why "single-use plastic ban" policy is necessary? Or do you ever think that microplastics are likely contained in your food and drinking water? This research is an industry-related project aims to develop method to identify, quantify, and characterize microplastics at the wastewater treatment plant, focusing on sludge/biosolid. Biosolids, or treated sludge, are a by-product of wastewater treatment processes and are commonly used for agricultural applications to enrich soil nutrients. However, they are known as a sink for plastic particles from household and industrial practices. Microplastics, any plastic particles with a diameter below 1 mm, can accumulate in biosolids and have major impacts on the ecosystem. They often found in the environment, yet standardized methods for their enumeration and characterization do not exist.
Industry involvement
SA Water
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