Water researchSewageMicroplasticsBioreactorsBiofilmsWaste Disposal
Aged microplastic fibers induce activated sludge bulking: A new non-filamentous bulking behavior in sequencing batch reactors.
Yuanling Luo, Jing Huang, Yuting Ding, Meiying Jia, Huaming Xie, Xiaodong Li, Junguo Huang, Jiani Gao, Erping Li, Zhengyong Xu, Haiyin Xu
Published: 202610.1016/j.watres.2025.124967
Abstract
Microplastic fibers (MPFs), due to their fibrous morphology, can escape primary interception and accumulate in activated sludge systems, where they may trigger non-filamentous sludge bulking-a previously overlooked risk. This study comparatively eval…
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