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TemaNord 2024:516
Plastic in raw wastewater in Greenland
Load to the marine environment and mitigation
Plastic in raw wastewater in Greenland
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1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1 Study areas
2.2 Sampling and processing
2.3 Sample analyses
2.4 Survey of wet wipes in trade in Greenland
2.5 Beach surveys
3. Results
3.1 Macro-plastics (>25 mm)
3.2 Meso-plastics (5-25 mm)
3.3 Large-sized Microplastics (1-5 mm)
3.4 Microplastics (20-1000 µm)
3.5 Estimated loads of plastic litter entering the marine environment.
3.6 Survey of wet wipes in trade in Greenland
3.7 Beach surveys
4. Discussion
4.1 Load of macro- versus microfibers from sewage in Greenland
4.2 Sources of macro-plastic in sewage in Greenland
4.3 Sources of MP in sewage in Greenland
4.4 Retention capacity of wastewater treatment systems
4.5 Clogging of sewage pumps due to wet wipes
4.6 Legislative measures
4.7 Recommendations for action in Greenland
5. References
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