Bundschuh, Mirco
- Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
Microplastics in the environment are either a product of the fractionation of larger plastic items or a consequence of the release of microbeads, which are ingredients of cosmetics, through wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents. The aim of this study was to estimate the amount of microbeads that may be released by the latter pathways to surface waters using Ljubljana, Slovenia as a case study. For this purpose, microbeads contained in cosmetics were in a first step characterized for their physical properties and particle size distribution. Subsequently, daily emission of microbeads from consumers to the sewerage system, their fate in biological WWTPs and finally their release into surface waters were estimated for Ljubljana. Most of the particles found in cosmetic products were
Nyckelord
Cosmetics; Freshwater; Microplastics; Polyethylene microbead
Publicerad i
Chemosphere
2017, volym: 188, sidor: 25-31
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG6 Rent vatten och sanitet för alla
SDG14 Hav och marina resurser
UKÄ forskningsämne
Annan naturvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.131
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/86684