The Application of Novel Biotechnologies for Removal of Emerging Contaminants
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editor
Interests: anaerobic digestion; substrate pretreatment; antibiotic contamination; microorganisms consortia (activated sludge, aerobic granules, biofilm); extracellular polymers; microalgae; oil extraction; FAME determination
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, the aquatic environment is exposed to severe pollution related to the ubiquity of microplastic, the overuse of antibiotics, and uncontrolled pollution from emerging contaminants. Due to these threats, environmental biotechnology faces a major challenge when it comes to finding solutions to their removal from the water. A significant portion of these pollutants bypass conventional wastewater treatment processes and enter aquatic ecosystems, or accumulate in treatment byproducts (e.g., excess sludge or adsorbents), potentially finding other pathways to environmental dispersion. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to find innovative solutions that enable their effective destruction.
Emerging contaminants include disinfection by-products, pharmaceutical and personal care products, fire retardants, insecticides, and industrial chemicals, as well as their partial degradation products. The evaluation of their residual presence in wastewater treatment plants, effluents, and byproducts is important for determining the risk to the environment.
This Special Issue seeks the submission of research findings on the application of novel biotechnologies in sewage purification for the removal of hard-to-degrade pollutants. The studies that contribute to a better understanding of this influence and which look for solutions to control emerging contaminants in the environment are welcome.
Dr. Paulina Rusanowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microplastic
- antibiotics
- heavily polluted wastewater
- microorganisms communities
- membranes
