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Retention of microplastics in a major secondary wastewater treatment plant in Vancouver, Canada
Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2018 · Vol. 133 · pp. 553–561
Esther Gies(University of British Columbia)Jessica L. LeNobleMarie NoëlAnahita EtemadifarFarida BishayEric R. Hall(University of British Columbia)Peter S. Ross✉
Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsMicroplasticsEffluentSewage treatmentWastewaterEnvironmental scienceSettlingSecondary treatmentPopulationEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental engineering
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British ColumbiaEnvironmental MonitoringPlasticsWaste Disposal, FluidWater Pollutants, ChemicalSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredWastewater
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