Recent advances in nanomaterials based sustainable approaches for mitigation of emerging organic pollutants

2023-02-09

Emerging pollutants (EPs) are a category of pollutants that are relatively new to the environment and recently garnered a lot of attention. The majority of EPs includes endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs). Exposure to contaminated water has been linked to an increase in incidences of malnutrition, intrauterine growth retardation, respiratory illnesses, liver malfunctions, eye and skin diseases, and fatalities. Consequently, there is a critical need for wastewater remediation technologies which are effective, reliable, and economical. Conventional wastewater treatment methods have several shortcomings that can be addressed with the help of nanotechnology. Unique characteristics of nanomaterials (NMs) make them intriguing and efficient alternative in wastewater treatment strategies. This review emphasis on the occurrence of divers emerging organic pollutants (EOPs) in water and their effective elimination via different NMs based methods with in-depth mechanisms. Furthermore, it also delves the toxicity assessment of NMs and critical challenges, which are crucial steps for practical implementations.

Authors: Monika Bhattu, Jagpreet Singh
; Full Source: Chemosphere 2023 Feb 9;138072. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138072.