https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Fate and transformation of microplastics due to electrocoagulation treatment: Impacts of polymer type and shape https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54279 LDPE > PP > PA. Further analysis indicated that the electrocoagulation treatment affected microplastic polymers physically, viz. flaking and changed surface conditions, as well as chemically, viz. changes in vibrational energies of C–O–C stretching bonds, C=O stretching bonds, C–H stretching bonds and formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Our findings indicate that whilst seemingly effective, electrocoagulation treatment induces changes to microplastic polymers that could beneficially lead to degradation, and/or further fragmentation or breakdown and thereby potentially generating more bioavailable toxic nanoplastic byproducts.]]> Thu 15 Feb 2024 14:47:55 AEDT ]]> Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in long-term biosolid-applied rehabilitation land: An overlooked pathway for microplastic entry into terrestrial ecosystems in Australia. https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51560 Mon 11 Sep 2023 09:28:20 AEST ]]>