Detoxification of pesticide waste via activated carbon adsorption process

• 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
• ISSN: 0304-3894; 1873-3336
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.014

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.