Mika Sillanpää

Prof. Mika Sillanpää

Florida International University
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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4 January 2020 in Environmental Chemistry Letters
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ZHZoha Heidarinejad
Zoha Heidarinejad
MDMohammad Hadi Dehghani
Mohammad Hadi Dehghani
MHMohsen Heidari
Mohsen Heidari
GJGholamali Javedan
Gholamali Javedan
Imran AliImran Ali
Imran Ali
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Mika Sillanpää

1 April 2018 in Water Research
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MLMirka Lares
Mirka Lares
MNMohamed Chaker Ncibi
Mohamed Chaker Ncibi
MSMarkus Sillanpää
Markus Sillanpää
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Mika Sillanpää
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are acting as routes of microplastics (MPs) to the environment, hence the urgent need to examine MPs in wastewaters and different types of sludge through sampling campaigns covering extended periods of time. In this study, the efficiency of a municipal WWTP to remove MPs from wastewater was studied by collecting wastewater and sludge samples once in every two weeks during a 3-month sampling campaign. The WWTP was operated based on the conventional activated sludge (CAS) process and a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR). The microplastic particles and fibers from both water and sludge samples were identified by using an optical microscope, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microscope and Raman microscope. Overall, the retention capacity of microplastics in the studied WWTP was found to be 98.3%. Most of the MP fraction was removed before the activated sludge process. The efficiency of an advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology was also examined. The main related finding is that MBR permeate contained 0.4 MP/L in comparison with the final effluent of the CAS process (1.0 MP/L). According to this study, both microplastic fibers and particles are discharged from the WWTP to the aquatic environment.

1 September 2010 in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
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AMAnu Matilainen
Anu Matilainen
MVMikko Vepsäläinen
Mikko Vepsäläinen
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Mika Sillanpää


1 March 2013 in Chemical Engineering Journal
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Amit BhatnagarAmit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar
WHWilliam Hogland
William Hogland
MMMarcia Marques
Marcia Marques
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Mika Sillanpää

1 July 2011 in Chemical Engineering Journal
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Amit BhatnagarAmit Bhatnagar
Amit Bhatnagar
EKEva Kumar
Eva Kumar
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Mika Sillanpää