Microalgae-enabled wastewater treatment: a sustainable strategy for bioremediation of pesticides

• Main Authors: Goh, Pei Sean, Lau, Woei Jye, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Zahra Samawati, Zahra Samawati, Liang, Yong Yeow, Kanakaraju, Devagi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/107536/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2023_MicroalgaeEnabledWastewaterTreatment.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/107536/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w15010070

Pesticides have been identified as major contaminants of various waterways. Being classified as potential endocrine disrupting compounds, pesticides in aqueous system are highly hazardous to aquatic organisms and the ecosystem. The treatment of pesticide-containing wastewater can be performed throug...