Occurrence of bisphenol A and microplastics in landfill leachate: lessons from South East Europe.

In order to confirm the landfills as potential sources of microplastics and bisphenol A (BPA), the investigation of microplastics occurrence and concentration levels of BPA in landfill leachate samples from three landfills sites in the South East Europe was conducted. The landfills have been selected depending on the different waste management practice, waste amounts, operating period as well as leachate management practice. Microplastic was detected in different sizes, shapes and colours in all analysed leachate samples.