Emerging contaminants of high concern and their enzyme-assisted biodegradation - A review.
TL;DR: Immobilization is highlighted as a promising approach to improve enzyme catalytic performance and stabilization, as well as, to protect the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme against the undesirable consequences of harsh reaction environment.
About: This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2019-01-17 and is currently open access. It has received 309 citations till now.
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TL;DR: The purpose of this study is to consider the adsorption as a beneficial treatment of emerging contaminants also advanced and cost effective emerging contaminates treatment methods.
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TL;DR: The state-of-art technologies used to remove ECs from wastewater through a comprehensive review are presented and a hybrid technique of ozonation accompanied by activated carbon was found significantly effective in removing some ECs, particularly pharmaceuticals and pesticides.
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TL;DR: The use of laccases and peroxidases are focused on as a greener oxidation route towards efficient and effective removal or degradation of EPs/MPs.
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TL;DR: This work provides a detailed overview of ACs occurrence in water bodies along with their toxicological effect on living organisms and robust detection and removal strategies must be considered in the design of WWTPs and DWTPs.
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TL;DR: This review summarized the advantages of genetically engineered bacteria and their application in the treatment of a wide variety of environmental contaminants such as synthetic dyestuff, heavy metal, petroleum hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, phenazines and agricultural chemicals which will include herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers.
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TL;DR: The concentration of estrone increased along the treatment due to the partial oxidation of 17beta-estradiol in the aeration tank, and the overall removal efficiencies within the STP ranged between 70-90% for the fragrances, 40-65% forThe anti-inflammatories, around 65% for 17 beta-ESTradiol and 60% for sulfamethoxazole.
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TL;DR: Treated wastewater effluents were the main contributors to PPCPs concentrations in the rivers studied, and the effect of WWTP effluent on the quality of river water is significant and cannot be underestimated.
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