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Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Remove of Pollutants for Green and Healthy Environment

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2426

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Abdeltif Amrane

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Rennes Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Rennes, CEDEX 7, 35708 Rennes, France
Interests: environmental engineering; combined processes; biological treatment; advanced (electrochemical) oxidation processes
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Prof. Dr. Jesús M. Anzano

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Laser Lab, Chemistry & Environment Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009-Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: laser spectroscopy; environmental analysis; antarctic chemistry
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Prof. Dr. María Emma Borges

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Chemical Engineering Department, University of La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Spain
Interests: photocatalysis for sustainable environmental applications: air/water decontamination, biofuels production, hydrogen from water splitting
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, with the rapid development of industry and the growth of the population, the problem of pollution has attracted increasing attention. There are many kinds of pollution, including air pollution, water pollution, solid-waste pollution and so on. These pollutants are closely related to people's living environment. Take water pollution as an example, mainly from industrial wastewater (paper, metallurgy, chemical and mining industries, etc.) and urban sewage. At present, there are physical methods, chemical methods and biological methods, including adsorption, precipitation, biofilm and other methods. By using these technologies to reduce or remove pollution from the environment, scientists are also working to develop more efficient methods and technologies to remove pollutants, with the aim of creating a greener and healthier environment.

This Special Issue presents recent work on:

  • Air pollution;
  • Water pollution;
  • Solid waste pollution;
  • New methods and techniques;
  • Green and healthy environment.

Prof. Dr. Abdeltif Amrane
Prof. Dr. Jesús M. Anzano
Prof. Dr. María Emma Borges
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • air pollution
  • water pollution
  • solid waste pollution
  • new methods and techniques
  • green and healthy environment

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Microalgal Systems, a Green Solution for Wastewater Conventional Pollutants Removal, Disinfection, and Reduction of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Prevalence?
by Helena M. Amaro, Joana F. Sousa, Eva M. Salgado, José C. M. Pires and Olga C. Nunes
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(7), 4266; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13074266 - 28 Mar 2023
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The low-efficiency rate of urban wastewater (UWW) treatment generates tons of discharged water with a high concentration of pollutants, pathogens and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs). Microalgal systems may be a green alternative to be implemented as a UWW polishing treatment. This study assessed the [...] Read more.
The low-efficiency rate of urban wastewater (UWW) treatment generates tons of discharged water with a high concentration of pollutants, pathogens and antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs). Microalgal systems may be a green alternative to be implemented as a UWW polishing treatment. This study assessed the ability of Chlorella vulgaris and UWW autochthonous microalgal species (AMS) to simultaneously remove PO4–P, and reduce the proliferation of coliforms and ARGs. AMS seems to be more promising due to: (i) the higher specific growth rate, μmax (0.687 ± 0.065 d−1); (ii) efficient PO4–P removal (92.62 ± 0.10%); (iii) faster reduction of coliforms proliferation achieving concentrations below the limits of quantification (6 d); (iv) the reduction of intl1 and the ARGs sul1 and blaTEM abundance in ca. of 70.4%, 69.2%, and 75.7%, respectively (9 d); and (v) the additional reduction of these genes in ca. of 97.1%, 94.2%, and 99.9%, respectively, after 5 d storage in the dark and at room temperature. Results also revealed that the high pH values in both microalgal systems (due to microalgal growth) were highly correlated with a reduction in the proliferation of coliforms, including Escherichia coli. In conclusion, using AMS as a final polishing treatment of UWW seems to be very promising. Full article
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