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Solar-powered electrocoagulation for the removal of atrazine with and without microplastics

Environmental Science Water Research & Technology 2025 2 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Bishwatma Biswas, Anju Joshy, Sudha Goel

Summary

Researchers developed a solar-powered electrocoagulation system to remove the pesticide atrazine from water, testing it both with and without microplastics present. They found the system was effective at removing atrazine, and the presence of microplastics influenced the removal dynamics. The study demonstrates a promising renewable-energy approach to cleaning emerging contaminants from water sources.

Study Type Environmental

Emerging contaminants, particularly pesticides and microplastics, pose a substantial risk to both human beings and ecosystems. In order to provide clean freshwater sources and preserve aquatic ecosystems, their removal from water matrices is crucial.

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