Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides
The amount of organochlorine pesticides in soil and water continues to increase; their presence has surpassed maximum acceptable concentrations. Thus, the development of different removal strategies has stimulated a new research drive in environmental remediation. Different techniques such as adsorp...
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| description | The amount of organochlorine pesticides in soil and water continues to increase; their presence has surpassed maximum acceptable concentrations. Thus, the development of different removal strategies has stimulated a new research drive in environmental remediation. Different techniques such as adsorption, bioremediation, phytoremediation and ozonation have been explored. These techniques aim at either degrading or removal of the organochlorine pesticides from the environment but have different drawbacks. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a relatively new technique that has become popular due to its ability to completely degrade different toxic pollutants—instead of transferring them from one medium to another. The process is driven by a renewable energy source, and semiconductor nanomaterials are used to construct the light energy harvesting assemblies due to their rich surface states, large surface areas and different morphologies compared to their corresponding bulk materials. These make it a green alternative that is cost-effective for organochlorine pesticides degradation. This has also opened up new ways to utilize semiconductors and solar energy for environmental remediation. Herein, the focus of this review is on environmental remediation of organochlorine pesticides, the different techniques of their removal from the environment, the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques and the use of specific semiconductors as photocatalysts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e24e17bc1f143f6a870f50db6a90d652023-11-20T13:10:01ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-09-011018628610.3390/app10186286Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine PesticidesTimothy O. Ajiboye0Alex T. Kuvarega1Damian C. Onwudiwe2Material Science Innovation and Modelling (MaSIM) Research Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South AfricaNanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida 1709, South AfricaMaterial Science Innovation and Modelling (MaSIM) Research Focus Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South AfricaThe amount of organochlorine pesticides in soil and water continues to increase; their presence has surpassed maximum acceptable concentrations. Thus, the development of different removal strategies has stimulated a new research drive in environmental remediation. Different techniques such as adsorption, bioremediation, phytoremediation and ozonation have been explored. These techniques aim at either degrading or removal of the organochlorine pesticides from the environment but have different drawbacks. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a relatively new technique that has become popular due to its ability to completely degrade different toxic pollutants—instead of transferring them from one medium to another. The process is driven by a renewable energy source, and semiconductor nanomaterials are used to construct the light energy harvesting assemblies due to their rich surface states, large surface areas and different morphologies compared to their corresponding bulk materials. These make it a green alternative that is cost-effective for organochlorine pesticides degradation. This has also opened up new ways to utilize semiconductors and solar energy for environmental remediation. Herein, the focus of this review is on environmental remediation of organochlorine pesticides, the different techniques of their removal from the environment, the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques and the use of specific semiconductors as photocatalysts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/18/6286organochlorineemerging contaminantsphotocatalysispesticidesdegradation |
| spellingShingle | Timothy O. Ajiboye Alex T. Kuvarega Damian C. Onwudiwe Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides Applied Sciences organochlorine emerging contaminants photocatalysis pesticides degradation |
| title | Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides |
| title_full | Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides |
| title_fullStr | Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides |
| title_short | Recent Strategies for Environmental Remediation of Organochlorine Pesticides |
| title_sort | recent strategies for environmental remediation of organochlorine pesticides |
| topic | organochlorine emerging contaminants photocatalysis pesticides degradation |
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