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Transport and fate of microplastic particles in wastewater treatment plants

Water Research · 2016 · Vol. 91 · pp. 174–182

Steve Carr(Los Angeles Unified School District)Liu Jin✉(Los Angeles Unified School District)Arnold G. Tesoro(Los Angeles Unified School District)

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Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEffluentMicroplasticsSewage treatmentEnvironmental scienceWastewaterSettlingEnvironmental engineeringPollutantWaste managementPulp and paper industry

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CaliforniaEnvironmental MonitoringParticle SizePlasticsWaste Disposal, FluidWater Pollutants, ChemicalWastewater

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