DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.074
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84964506450
论文题名: Reducing microplastics from facial exfoliating cleansers in wastewater through treatment versus consumer product decisions
作者: Chang M.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2015
卷: 101, 期: 1 起始页码: 330
结束页码: 333
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Consumer opinion
; Marine pollution
; Microbeads
; Microplastics
; Personal care products
; Wastewater treatment
Scopus关键词: Consumer products
; Ecology
; Effluents
; Marine pollution
; Pollution
; Reclamation
; Consumer opinion
; Microbeads
; Microplastics
; Personal care products
; Polyethylene beads
; Wastewater effluents
; Wastewater streams
; Wastewater treatment facilities
; Wastewater treatment
; microplastic
; plastic
; polyethylene
; unclassified drug
; cosmetic
; plastic
; polyethylene derivative
; waste water
; water pollutant
; consumption behavior
; marine pollution
; plastic waste
; PPCP
; wastewater
; water treatment
; Article
; California
; consumer
; consumer attitude
; controlled study
; human
; particle size
; pollution
; sewage treatment
; waste water management
; waste water treatment plant
; water treatment
; analysis
; chemistry
; ecosystem
; environmental monitoring
; procedures
; questionnaire
; theoretical model
; waste water
; water management
; water pollutant
; California
; Consumer Behavior
; Cosmetics
; Ecosystem
; Environmental Monitoring
; Humans
; Models, Theoretical
; Particle Size
; Plastics
; Polyethylenes
; Surveys and Questionnaires
; Waste Water
; Water Pollutants, Chemical
; Water Purification
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Microplastics (< 5 mm) have been discovered in fresh and saltwater ecosystems, sediments, and wastewater effluent around the world. Their ability to persist and accumulate up food chains should be a concern as research is still experimenting with techniques to assess their long-term effects on the environment. I sought to characterize the microbeads found in facial exfoliating cleansers so as to better understand how to reduce this source of pollution through consumer use and wastewater treatment solutions. By sampling products from national-grossing cosmetic personal care brands, I was able to gather information on the size, color, volume, mass, and concentration of polyethylene beads in the cleansers. From that data, I modeled onto a consumer survey the estimated volume of microplastics entering a wastewater stream. Through inquiry, I learned the practices of two local wastewater treatment facilities. My findings show that consumer decisions and treatment protocols both play crucial parts in minimizing microplastic pollution. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/86551
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作者单位: Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, 130 Hilgard Way, Berkeley, CA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Chang M.. Reducing microplastics from facial exfoliating cleansers in wastewater through treatment versus consumer product decisions[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2015-01-01,101(1)