For municipal and industrial wastewater treatment operators
Microplastics monitoring for wastewater systems
MPConnect helps wastewater utilities track microplastics through treatment processes, monitor discharge compliance, and support operational improvements.
The wastewater monitoring challenge
- •Increasing regulatory scrutiny of microplastics in effluent and biosolids
- •Complex sampling across influent, treatment stages, and final discharge
- •Difficulty assessing which treatment processes capture microplastics
- •Limited tools for tracking biosolids contamination and disposal documentation
- •Manual coordination between operations, labs, and regulatory reporting teams
How MPConnect supports wastewater utilities
MPConnect is built to help wastewater operators manage microplastics monitoring alongside existing compliance programs.
Influent-to-effluent tracking
Monitor microplastics from raw wastewater through primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment to final discharge.
Biosolids monitoring
Track microplastics concentrations in sludge, biosolids, and disposal pathways with full chain of custody.
Treatment optimization
Identify which processes (settling, filtration, advanced treatment) most effectively remove microplastics.
Discharge compliance
Generate reports for NPDES permits and emerging microplastics discharge requirements.
Industrial pretreatment
Coordinate with industrial dischargers to track microplastics sources and pretreatment effectiveness.
Operations dashboards
View real-time and historical trends to support process control and maintenance planning.
Expected outcomes
- ✓Clearer understanding of microplastics removal across treatment stages
- ✓Faster discharge permit reporting and regulatory compliance
- ✓Better coordination between operations, laboratory, and compliance teams
- ✓Data to support treatment upgrades and biosolids management decisions
- ✓Audit trails for regulatory inspections and stakeholder transparency
See how MPConnect works for wastewater utilities
Request a demo to explore how MPConnect could fit your discharge monitoring and operations workflows.