{"id":43482,"date":"2025-05-15T06:21:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T20:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/?p=43482"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:42:02","slug":"stormwater-innovations-capturing-urban-microplastics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/stormwater-innovations-capturing-urban-microplastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Stormwater Innovations: Capturing Urban Microplastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43482\" class=\"elementor elementor-43482\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a3b777 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40a3b777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebfdd1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebfdd1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d5367a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d5367a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microplastics are a growing area of concern in our urban catchments \u2013 and stormwater runoff has been \u2018widely identified as an important transport mechanism for microplastic pollution on land to marine environments.\u2019<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><p>The downstream conveyance of microplastics, and larger plastics such as bottles, leads to accumulation in our riverine and marine environments. This results in phenomena like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area of marine plastic three times the size of France or 1,600,000 square kilometres.<\/p><p>Plastic pollution persists in our waterways and oceans with degradation timelines ranging from five years for cigarette butts to five hundred years for plastic bottles. As these plastics degrade, they don\u2019t just disappear \u2013 they slowly fragment into smaller and smaller plastics and form microplastics.<sup>2,3<\/sup><\/p><p>Stormwater has been shown to contain microplastics, as contaminants from impervious surfaces are picked up by runoff in urban areas. These are comprised of a range of polymers with studies showing tyre wear pollutants (TWPs) accounting for up to 95% of particulates in sites such as car parks \u2013 and various plastic compounds like polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET).<sup>3<\/sup><\/p><p><strong>Stormwater Infrastructure to Tackle Microplastics<\/strong><\/p><p>Atlan Stormwater\u2019s collaborative research and development has shown the efficacy of our water quality solutions for capturing microplastics in urban catchments \u2013 which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/floating-wetlands\/\">Floating Treatment Wetlands<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/stormsack\/\">StormSack<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/bafflebox\/\">Atlan BaffleBox<\/a>.<\/p><p>Meeting a growing demand for water quality solutions that treat emerging pollutants, our ongoing research reflects our goals as #ZeroPollutionAmbassadors to capture pollution at the source.<\/p><p>Demonstrating the innovative filtration capabilities of the StormSack, our study revealed the removal of 35% to 88% of microplastic concentration \u2013 varying according to site variables such as traffic patterns and road surface3. This was supported by reduced concentrations of microplastics in stormwater treated by nearby Floating Wetlands.<\/p><p>Broadening our range of microplastic removal solutions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/sqidep-verified-spel-products\/\">SQIDEP verification<\/a> (Stormwater Quality Improvement Device Evaluation Protocol) of the Atlan BaffleBox has also shown treatment efficiencies for 66% of microplastics. Stormwater Australia is the custodian of this framework, which involves independent testing and peer-review by stormwater academics, engineers and professionals to evaluate device performance.<\/p><p>Our research joins a comprehensive body of evidence that stormwater without proper treatment contributes significantly to microplastics in our waterways \u2013 and their inevitable transport to our shared lakes, rivers, and seas.<\/p><p>From gross pollutants to microscopic contaminants \u2013 Atlan is committed to developing generational assets that meet our community needs for sustainable development. Together, we can enhance pollution removal outcomes and protect our waterways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b28d9ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b28d9ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ea002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48ea002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Microplastics-EST-202326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/JIW-Issue12-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/JIW-Issue12-03.jpg 351w, https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/JIW-Issue12-03-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45856f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a45856f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIn this study, stormwater samples were collected from microlitter capture devices (StormSacks) during rain events. Sediment samples were collected from the material captured in the device and from the inlet and outlet of a constructed stormwater wetland.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cA higher abundance of MPs was found in the sediment at the inlet of the constructed wetland compared to the outlet, indicating a potential role of wetlands in removing MPs from stormwater. These findings suggest that both constructed wetlands and microlitter capture devices can mitigate the transport of MPs from stormwater to the receiving waterways.\u201d<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1811c81 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1811c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Microplastics-EST-202326.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW WHITE PAPER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f171be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f171be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e03e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e03e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Bond, C.; Li, H.; Rate, A.W. Land Use Pattern Affects Microplastic Concentrations in Stormwater Drains in Urban Catchments in Perth, Western Australia. Land 2022, 11, 1815.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watersensitivesa.com\/microplastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.watersensitivesa.com\/microplastics\/<\/a><\/li><li>Ziajahromi, s; Lu, H; Drapper, D; Hornbuckle, A; Leusch, F Microplastics and Tire Wear Particles in Urban Stormwater: Abundance, Characteristics, and Potential Mitigation Strategies Environmental Science &amp; Technology 2023 57.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bec4f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bec4f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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