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Microplastics: What Drinking Water Utilities Need to Know
Author(s) -
Smith Emily,
Dziewatkoski Michael,
Henrie Tarrah,
Seidel Chad,
Rosen Jeffrey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/awwa.1393
Subject(s) - microplastics , environmental science , business , environmental planning , key (lock) , sampling (signal processing) , environmental resource management , engineering , computer science , computer security , ecology , telecommunications , biology , detector
Key Takeaways Consumers are becoming more concerned with microplastics in water, so utilities should start thinking about methods to identify and address them. Although there is a lot of research on microplastics in marine environments, there isn't much research yet with drinking water. To address microplastics, utilities should establish sampling and analytical techniques, identify treatment methods, and implement communications strategies.