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The document summarizes a study on microplastic contamination in sewage sludge. Microplastics are small plastic residues found in terrestrial and aquatic environments that are harmful to life. The study examines the abundance and characteristics of microplastics in sewage treatment plant sludge and their potential impacts on the environment and human health. Microplastics can contain toxic additives and absorb other pollutants from water, posing risks if sludge is used as fertilizer. The study calls for initiatives to reduce microplastic emissions and regulate sludge use to mitigate health risks from microplastic exposure.

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The document summarizes a study on microplastic contamination in sewage sludge. Microplastics are small plastic residues found in terrestrial and aquatic environments that are harmful to life. The study examines the abundance and characteristics of microplastics in sewage treatment plant sludge and their potential impacts on the environment and human health. Microplastics can contain toxic additives and absorb other pollutants from water, posing risks if sludge is used as fertilizer. The study calls for initiatives to reduce microplastic emissions and regulate sludge use to mitigate health risks from microplastic exposure.

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PRESENTACIÓN DE PROYECTOS EN CIENCIAS BÁSICAS 2023, BOGOTÁ.

Contaminación por microplásticos en lodos de depuradora: abundancia,


características e impactos en el medio ambiente y la salud humana.
Microplastic contamination in sewage sludge: Abundance, characteristics, and
impacts on the environment and human health
Angie Lorena López Montaño, María Isabella Hernández González, Libia Yulitza Suárez Bejarano, Daniel Steven Vargas Bulla, Oscar Stibent Pinzón Viuche

Introducción Materiales y Métodos

Microplastic particles (MP) and their


impact on the environment.

Plastic has been a very important industrial development globally, but


let's keep in mind that it has also contributed to generating a negative
impact on the environment, generating disasters for flora, fauna and
marine life.

They are small plastic


residues, which are found
in terrestrial and aquatic
environments and are
harmful to life.

Problems threatens all


living things
“It is something
irreversible but
let's do
something as
plastic soon as
everywhere possible”

Resultados y Discusión discussion

Sewage sludge treatment steps and their purpose, and diagrammatic depiction of the path of
MPs into human organs through human activities.

Conclusiones
•Is literature review showed that MPs and other pollutants interact in the water treatment process, and changes in the properties of MPs can increase their toxicity. SS MPs pose a potential toxicological
hazard to both humans and animals because they can contain toxic additives, adsorb and concentrate environmental pollutants and the organisms that consume them.
•Initiatives to reduce MP emissions to the environment, regulation of the use of SS as fertilizer, and further research to better understand the toxicological effects of MP are needed to mitigate potential
negative health effects. To reduce their associated toxicological hazards, waste management practices such as recycling and reduction of single-use plastics should be adopted, and the use of SS as
fertilizer should be regulated to minimize human and animal exposure to MPs and related pollutants.
• Future research should focus on the identification of pollutants absorbed by MPs in the field and conduct experimental studies to evaluate the toxicological effects of MPs containing other
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Autor para correspondencia: [email protected] DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS

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