1. Overview on the Emergence of Pesticide Contamination and Treatment Methodologies.
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Mukherjee, Prasun, Banerjee, Gourab, Saha, Nilanjan, and Mazumdar, Asis
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SCIENTIFIC literature ,EMERGING contaminants ,WATER purification ,GEOMETRIC series ,AQUATIC ecology - Abstract
The worldwide pesticide marketplace was approximate 85 billion dollars in 2019, growing at a geometric progression rate of 4.2% from 2015, and by 2023 it is projected to grow at a rate of 11.5% to approximately 130.7 billion dollars. Pesticides' uniqueness is defined by the distinctiveness of their chemistry and their relationship with the environment. Pesticide mobility and bioavailability in water bodies are determined by their desorption and absorption processes from soil particles. Waterbodies are severely affected with the build-up of these poisonous impurities with its imbalance in pH and accumulation of heavy metals, which adversely distress the aquatic ecology in the waterbodies. Pesticides are not only damaging to the ecology of the waterbodies; it is also consequentially harmful to humans. It causes gastrointestinal disorders, cardiac and respiratory issues, and even affects the biotic molecules and organs subsequently leading to acute and/or chronic illnesses. This article reviews 200 scientific literatures for existence of pesticides in drinking water and the various remediation technologies available for the treatment to render the water potable. Upon review of more than 20 technologies, suggestions have been made for the best probable technologies for water with presence of pesticide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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