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Critical assessment of advanced oxidation processes and bio-electrochemical integrated systems for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater
Summary
This review assesses advanced oxidation processes and bioelectrochemical systems for removing emerging contaminants such as personal care products, antibiotics, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals from wastewater. The study evaluates integrated treatment approaches for addressing these difficult-to-remove pollutants.
Remediation of emerging contaminants (ECs), such as personal care products, antibiotics, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), surfactants, pesticides, etc. , via advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and integrated bioelectrochemical systems (BESs).
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