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Datasets to support: 'Microplastic transport dynamics in surcharging and overflowing manholes'

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The transport of microplastics within urban water systems remains poorly understood, with little prior research on their behavior within manhole configurations.

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This study represents the first to measure and model the transport dynamics of microplastics within circular and square manholes under different hydraulic scenarios. The transport and fate of polyethylene (PE) was quantified and compared to solutes (Rhodamine WT dye) using energy losses, residence time distributions (RTDs), and mixing models within surcharging and overflowing manholes.

The bulk mass of solute and PE concentrations followed similar flow paths across all conditions except for 17.3 ± 7.9 % of PE mass that was immobilized in a dead zone above the inlet pipe for manholes with a surcharge to pipe diameter ratio ≥ 2. Consequently, these microplastics only exit after a significant change in hydraulic regime occurs, causing microplastics to be at risk of being contaminated over a prolonged duration.

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No significant mixing differences for PE and solutes were found between manhole geometries. The deconvolution method outperformed the ADZ model with goodness of fit (R_t^2) values of 0.99 (0.60) and 1.00 (0.89) for PE and solute mixing respectively. This establishes the deconvolution method as the first mixing model to accurately predict microplastic mixing.

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