The entering of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics into biological wastewater treatment system affects aerobic sludge digestion differently from their direct entering into sludge treatment system.
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- Water Research, 2021, 190, pp. 1-11
- Issue Date:
- 2021-02-01
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dc.contributor.author |
Wei, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-337X |
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dc.contributor.author | Chen, X | |
dc.contributor.author | Peng, L | |
dc.contributor.author |
Liu, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-7961 |
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dc.contributor.author | Bao, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Ni, B-J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-12T05:03:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-06 | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-12T05:03:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-02-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Water Research, 2021, 190, pp. 1-11 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0043-1354 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1879-2448 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10453/157283 | |
dc.description.abstract | The entering of the widespread polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics into biological wastewater treatment system results in their retention in sewage sludge, which inevitably enters the sludge treatment system. However, all previous studies regarding the impact of microplastics on sludge treatment system were conducted by directly adding microplastics to system and focusing on anaerobic sludge digestion, although PET microplastics commonly enter into the biological wastewater treatment system first before sludge being subsequently treated. The potential impact of the microplastics on waste activated sludge (WAS) aerobic digestion is also completely missing. Therefore, herein the influences of PET microplastics with different entry paths on WAS aerobic digestion as well as the key mechanisms involved was firstly explored. Experimental results demonstrated that compared to the control test, the entering of PET microplastics to biological wastewater treatment system inhibited WAS aerobic digestion by 10.9 ± 0.1% through the decreased hydrolysis, although WAS solubilization during aerobic digestion was improved due to the change of generated WAS characteristics. In contrast, when PET microplastics was directly added to the sludge aerobic digester, there was little impact on solubilization, while the hydrolysis were inhibited seriously, thereby suppressing WAS aerobic digestion more severely by 28.9 ± 0.1%. Further investigation revealed that PET microplastics reduced the populations of key bacteria (e.g., Saprospiraceae, Chitinophagaceae and Xanthomonadaceae) involved in aerobic digestion via induced oxidative stress or/and releasing toxic chemical. This study provided a more accurate approach to assessing the real situation regarding the influences of PET microplastics on aerobic sludge digestion. | |
dc.format | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT160100195 | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Water Research | |
dc.relation.isbasedon | 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116731 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
dc.subject.classification | Environmental Engineering | |
dc.subject.mesh | Anaerobiosis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bioreactors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Digestion | |
dc.subject.mesh | Microplastics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Plastics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Polyethylene Terephthalates | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sewage | |
dc.subject.mesh | Waste Disposal, Fluid | |
dc.subject.mesh | Waste Water | |
dc.subject.mesh | Water Purification | |
dc.subject.mesh | Anaerobiosis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bioreactors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Digestion | |
dc.subject.mesh | Microplastics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Plastics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Polyethylene Terephthalates | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sewage | |
dc.subject.mesh | Waste Disposal, Fluid | |
dc.subject.mesh | Waste Water | |
dc.subject.mesh | Water Purification | |
dc.subject.mesh | Plastics | |
dc.subject.mesh | Polyethylene Terephthalates | |
dc.subject.mesh | Bioreactors | |
dc.subject.mesh | Sewage | |
dc.subject.mesh | Waste Disposal, Fluid | |
dc.subject.mesh | Water Purification | |
dc.subject.mesh | Anaerobiosis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Digestion | |
dc.subject.mesh | Waste Water | |
dc.subject.mesh | Microplastics | |
dc.title | The entering of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics into biological wastewater treatment system affects aerobic sludge digestion differently from their direct entering into sludge treatment system. | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
utslib.citation.volume | 190 | |
utslib.location.activity | England | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
pubs.organisational-group | /University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment | |
utslib.copyright.status | closed_access | * |
pubs.consider-herdc | false | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-05-12T05:03:09Z | |
pubs.publication-status | Published | |
pubs.volume | 190 |
Abstract:
The entering of the widespread polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics into biological wastewater treatment system results in their retention in sewage sludge, which inevitably enters the sludge treatment system. However, all previous studies regarding the impact of microplastics on sludge treatment system were conducted by directly adding microplastics to system and focusing on anaerobic sludge digestion, although PET microplastics commonly enter into the biological wastewater treatment system first before sludge being subsequently treated. The potential impact of the microplastics on waste activated sludge (WAS) aerobic digestion is also completely missing. Therefore, herein the influences of PET microplastics with different entry paths on WAS aerobic digestion as well as the key mechanisms involved was firstly explored. Experimental results demonstrated that compared to the control test, the entering of PET microplastics to biological wastewater treatment system inhibited WAS aerobic digestion by 10.9 ± 0.1% through the decreased hydrolysis, although WAS solubilization during aerobic digestion was improved due to the change of generated WAS characteristics. In contrast, when PET microplastics was directly added to the sludge aerobic digester, there was little impact on solubilization, while the hydrolysis were inhibited seriously, thereby suppressing WAS aerobic digestion more severely by 28.9 ± 0.1%. Further investigation revealed that PET microplastics reduced the populations of key bacteria (e.g., Saprospiraceae, Chitinophagaceae and Xanthomonadaceae) involved in aerobic digestion via induced oxidative stress or/and releasing toxic chemical. This study provided a more accurate approach to assessing the real situation regarding the influences of PET microplastics on aerobic sludge digestion.
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