Treatment tackles microplastics in wastewater

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Research conducted at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada, has demonstrated an effective method for microplastics degradation in water without production of any wastes or by-products.  The electrolytic oxidation process does not use chemicals.  Instead, it generates hydroxyl radicals to attack microplastics, decomposing the particles into carbon dioxide and water molecules.