Detoxification of pesticide waste via activated carbon adsorption process

Concern about environmental protection has increased over the years from a global viewpoint. To date, the percolation of pesticide waste into the groundwater tables and aquifer systems remains an aesthetic issue towards the public health and food chain interference. With the renaissance of activated...

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Published in:Journal of hazardous materials 2010-03, Vol.175 (1), p.1-11
Main Authors: Foo, K.Y., Hameed, B.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated carbon
Adsorption
Applied sciences
Carbon - chemistry
Charcoal - chemistry
Chemical engineering
Conservation of Natural Resources
Detoxification
Environment
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental Pollutants
Equipment Design
Exact sciences and technology
Global environmental pollution
Models, Chemical
Pesticide
Pesticide Residues - chemistry
Pesticides - chemistry
Pollution
Refuse Disposal
Soil Pollutants
Waste Disposal, Fluid
Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Summary:Concern about environmental protection has increased over the years from a global viewpoint. To date, the percolation of pesticide waste into the groundwater tables and aquifer systems remains an aesthetic issue towards the public health and food chain interference. With the renaissance of activated carbon, there has been a consistent growing interest in this research field. Confirming the assertion, this paper presents a state of art review of pesticide agrochemical practice, its fundamental characteristics, background studies and environmental implications. Moreover, the key advance of activated carbon adsorption, its major challenges together with the future expectation are summarized and discussed. Conclusively, the expanding of activated carbon adsorption represents a plausible and powerful circumstance, leading to the superior improvement of environmental preservation.
ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.014