Yufeng Mao, Zuoyuan Hu, Hong Li, Huaili Zheng, Shengfa Yang, Weiwei Yu, Bingran Tang, Hao Yang, Ruixu He, Wenshu Guo, Kailai Ye, Aoguang Yang, Shixin Zhang
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants that are widely detected in drinking water and pose a potential risk to humans. Therefore, the MP removal from drinking water is a critical challenge. Recent studies have shown that MPs can be removed by coagulation. However, the coagulation removal of MPs from drinking water remains inadequately understood. Herein, the efficiency, mechanisms, and influencing factors of coagulation for removing MPs from drinking water are critically reviewed. First, the efficiency of MP removal by coagulation in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and laboratories was comprehensively summarized, which indicated that coagulation plays an important role in MP removal from drinking water...
March 31, 2024: Environmental Pollution