Adsorption of Emerging Contaminants from the Environment
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2023) | Viewed by 2088
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adsorption; heavy metals; silica; aerogel
Interests: adsorption; ion-exchange; membrane technology; wastewater treatment; seawater desalination; CO2 sequestration
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Dear Colleagues,
Contaminants in water have negative effects on our health and on ecosystems. In Ancient Rome, lead plumbing contaminated drinking water, and many believe this led to the downfall of the Roman empire. Today, we are discovering new and unregulated molecules in wastewater and natural watercourses, such as surfactants, pesticides, drugs, cosmetics, etc. We have started to call these molecules emerging contaminants, and their toxicity and ecotoxicity are still unclear. We could speculate that these substances may have been present in watercourses for decades without being detected. However, due to the lack of regulations, their concentration will only increase. Thus, understanding the effects of emerging pollutants and studying their removal are fundamental for a safer and cleaner future. There are several physical, chemical, and biological processes that have some disadvantages in terms of removal efficiency, sludge generation, high investment and operating costs, toxicity issues, etc. The adsorption process presents relevant advantages such as low cost, high efficiency, and simplicity of operation, and therefore, it is considered a promising method for removing emerging pollutants from aqueous streams.
In this context, in this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of articles regarding the contamination of natural sites/wastewaters by emerging contaminants and the latest advancements in the adsorption of this group of pollutants using new adsorbent materials and design systems.
Dr. João P. Vareda
Dr. Licínio M. Gando-Ferreira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- adsorption
- emerging pollutants
- water pollution
- persistent organic pollutants
- remediation
