TY - JOUR
AU - Singh, Surendra Pratap
AB - Water pollution caused by micropollutants (MPs) raises significant toxicological concerns, especially when present in complex mixtures. A major obstacle to producing high-quality water from wastewater is the presence of MPs  (such as pharmaceutical, and personal care products, endocrine-disrupting contaminants, industrial chemicals, and pesticides), which are biologically active in trace amounts. Aquatic environments are frequently contaminated with MPs that are associated with high levels of ecotoxicological risks, which has been an issue of great concern over the past few years. MPs are minor components of dissolved organic matter (DOM), but their persistence, toxicity, and bioaccumulation characteristics severely disrupt water systems. Biological treatment has attracted enormous interest around the world due to its low cost and environmental friendliness. Although biological treatment methods are relatively inexpensive, the large variety of organic MPs found in wastewater cannot be degraded by current techniques. As indicated by the growing number of papers highlighting their potential damage to the environment and human health, the build-up of emerging contaminants (ECs) in the environment continues to be a serious concern. The metabolic conversion of compounds into new chemicals for commercial use is known as biocatalysis. Microbial enzymes, particularly immobilized biocatalysts, have been shown to provide a flexible alternative to physical and chemical approaches for the long-term reduction of environmental pollution. Environmental sustainability and ecological integrity are seriously threatened by the release of an astonishing quantity of refractory pollutants from numerous industrial activities. The strategies that could be used to create biological wastewater treatment systems that can break down organic MPs are discussed in this paper. In this review, we discuss the toxicity of MPs products and their remediation.
TI - Biocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Micropollutants
JF - Topics in Catalysis
DO - 10.1007/s11244-023-01790-y
DA - 2023-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/biocatalytic-degradation-of-emerging-micropollutants-OHTMQ5psuw
SP - 676
EP - 690
VL - 66
IS - 9-12
DP - DeepDyve
ER -