What have we known so far about microplastics in drinking water treatment?A timely review

作     者：Jinkai Xue Seyed Hesam-Aldin Samaei Jianfei Chen Ariana Doucet Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng Jinkai Xue;Seyed Hesam-Aldin Samaei;Jianfei Chen;Ariana Doucet;Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng

作者机构：Environmental Systems EngineeringFaculty of Engineering&Applied ScienceUniversity of Regina3737 Wascana ParkwayRegina SK S4S 0A2Canada 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》 (环境科学与工程前沿（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第16卷第5期

页      面：39-56页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 

基　　金：the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(NSERC)through the NSERC Discovery Grants Program and NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement Grant 

主　　题：Microplastics Drinking water treatment Coagulation Flocculation Membrane Filtration 

摘      要：Microplastics(MPs)have been widely detected in drinking water sources and tap water,raising the concern of the effectiveness of drinking water treatment plants(DWTPs)in protecting the public from exposure to MPs through drinking *** collected and analyzed the available research articles up to August 2021 on MPs in drinking water treatment(DWT),including laboratory-and full-scale *** article summarizes the major MP compositions(materials,sizes,shapes,and concentrations)in drinking water sources,and critically reviews the removal efficiency and impacts of MPs in various drinking water treatment *** discussed drinking water treatment processes include coagulation-flocculation(CF),membrane filtration,sand filtration,and granular activated carbon(GAC)*** DWT processes that are purposed for particle removal are generally effective in reducing MPs in *** influential factors to MP removal are discussed,such as coagulant type and dose,MP material,shape and size,and water *** is anticipated that better MP removal can be achieved by optimizing the treatment ***,the article framed the major challenges and future research directions on MPs and nanoplastics(NPs)in DWT.