Comparative evaluation of activated sludge and electrocoagulation for microplastics removal from sewage
Khaled H El-Ezaby1, Rasha M Abou Samra1, Ahmed H Hamzawy2
1Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, PO Box 34517, New Damietta City, Egypt.
Scientific Reports
|March 21, 2026
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