Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Basic Sciences, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey.
Biotechnology Research and Application Centre, Cukurova University, 01330, Adana, Turkey.
Environ Monit Assess. 2018 Oct 2;190(11):626. doi: 10.1007/s10661-018-7010-y.
Wastewater treatment plants are one of the primary pathways through which microplastics enter aquatic environments. In this study, we have determined the microplastic concentrations of the influent and secondary effluent water of two wastewater treatment plants in Turkey. For this purpose, we have taken samples of the influent and effluent water of Seyhan and Yüreğir wastewater treatment facilities for 6 days in August 2017 and determined their microplastics' content both visually and using μ-Raman spectroscopy. The results showed that the influent of the wastewater treatment contained 1 million-6.5 million particles per day, while the effluent contained 220,000-1.5 million particles per day. The removal rate of microplastics was found to be between 73 and 79%. In total, seven different types of polymers were detected. The most frequently observed polymer type was polyester.
污水处理厂是微塑料进入水生环境的主要途径之一。在这项研究中，我们测定了土耳其两家污水处理厂的进水和二级出水的微塑料浓度。为此，我们于 2017 年 8 月在塞汉和于雷吉尔污水处理厂采集了进水和出水样本，并用μ-Raman 光谱法对其微塑料含量进行了目测和定量分析。结果表明，污水处理厂的进水每天含有 100 万至 650 万个颗粒，而出水每天含有 22 万至 150 万个颗粒。微塑料的去除率在 73%至 79%之间。总共检测到了七种不同类型的聚合物。最常见的观察到的聚合物类型是聚酯。
