Removal of dissolved glyphosate from waters by adsorption under the influence of metals

• Main Author: Herath, Mudiyanselage Gayana Anjali Dissanayake
• Other Authors: Ng Wun Jern
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Water in chemical industry; Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137655
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Glyphosate, which is founded in 1974 is the most widely used weed control product in the world. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic” to humans in 2015. Research on potential toxicity has gained momentum because of the new findings reve...