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Current Opinion in Environmental Science and HealthVolume 31, February 2023, Article number 100428

Microplastics in municipal solid waste landfills(Review)

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  • aUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
  • bUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

Abstract

In recent years, landfill sites have been identified as the major sources of microplastics (MPs). Since MPs acts as the source and sink for different hazardous compounds and have an influence on environmental fate of these pollutants the literature review was conducted in order to provide an insight on the current status of experimental research activities related to the MPs in different landfill compartments. The main objective of this work was to investigate the latest studies that provide data on MPs concentration levels and polymer types in landfill leachate, terrestrial landfill environment and air. Moreover, some possible future research directions have been proposed in order to design and establish adequate monitoring of MPs in the environment of landfill sites. © 2022 Elsevier B.V.

Author keywords

AirLandfillLeachateMicroplasticsTerrestrial environment

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Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog RazvojaMPNTR

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    The authors would like to thank to all the authors whose contributions present the basis for further research activities related to this emerging topic. The authors also thank the COESH Editor-in-Chief Prof. Damia Barcelo and his team for this opportunity and their huge support during the creation of this compendium of studies. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia through the Bilateral project “Microplastics impact on occurrence of plasticizers in surfacewater and effects on human health – PLASTICINE".

  • ISSN: 24685844
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100428
  • Document Type: Review
  • Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

  Petrović, M.; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia;
© Copyright 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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