Removal efficiency of micro- and nanoplastics (180 nm–125 μm) during drinking water treatment

Yongli Zhang; Allison Diehl; Ashton Lewandowski; Kishore Gopalakrishnan; Tracie Baker

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137383

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Removal efficiency of micro- and nanoplastics (180 nm–125 μm) during drinking water treatment

Yongli Zhang

Allison Diehl Ashton Lewandowski Kishore Gopalakrishnan Tracie Baker

Science of The Total Environment Vol. 720 pp. 137383 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2020
Vol/Issue: 720
Pages: 137383
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Authors

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Yongli Zhang

Department of Ecology College of Life Science and Technology Jinan University Guangzhou 510632 China

Kishore Gopalakrishnan

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Tracie Baker

Funding

WSU Award: NIEHS P30 ES020957

Great Lakes Protection Fund Award: 1151

Richard Barber Interdisciplinary Research Program

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Yongli Zhang, Allison Diehl, Ashton Lewandowski, et al. (2020). Removal efficiency of micro- and nanoplastics (180 nm–125 μm) during drinking water treatment. Science of The Total Environment, 720, 137383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137383

Removal efficiency of micro- and nanoplastics (180 nm–125 μm) during drinking water treatment

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