Microplastics in wastewater: Understanding and reducing their impact

Microplastics are a growing environmental and social concern, as they can be released from wastewater treatment plants into rivers, where they may travel downstream and affect communities that rely on these waters. This project investigates the presence and behaviour of microplastics in wastewater treatment systems. Using advanced analytical tools, we study how microplastics move through and are (or aren’t) removed by different treatment processes. The aim is to get an insight into the impact of the bio, physical and chemical processes on microplastic transport to support in the future the development of more effective technologies to reduce microplastic pollution and mitigate its environmental impacts.

Funding : SIG (Services Industriels de Genève), UniGe

UniGe Responsible : Serge Stoll, Monica Suarez

Partners : Service Industriels de Genève (Frédéric Giraud, Axel Wahl, Pascal Ramaciotti, Frédéric Galley)