Optimization of micro-pollutants’ removal from wastewater using agricultural waste-derived sustainable adsorbent

• Main Authors: Alhothali, Areej, Haneef, Tahir, Ul Mustafa, Muhammad Raza, Mostafa Moria, Kawthar, Rashid, Umer, Rasool, Kashif, Bamasag, Omaimah Omar
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94460/; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11506
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Water pollution due to the discharge of untreated industrial effluents is a serious environmental and public health issue. The presence of organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) causes worldwide concern because of their mutagenic and carcinogenic effects on aquatic life...