reviewJournal of Environmental ManagementMar 21, 2023HYBRID OA

Microalgae systems - environmental agents for wastewater treatment and further potential biomass valorisation

HMHelena M. AmaroEMEva M. SalgadoOCOlga C. NunesJCJosé C.M. PiresAFAna F. Esteves

Universidade do Porto

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Abstract

Water is the most valuable resource on the planet. However, massive anthropogenic activities generate threatening levels of biological, organic, and inorganic pollutants that are not efficiently removed in conventional wastewater treatment systems. High levels of conventional pollutants (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus), emerging chemical contaminants such as antibiotics, and pathogens (namely antibiotic-resistant ones and related genes) jeopardize ecosystems and human health. Conventional wastewater treatment systems entail several environmental issues: (i) high energy consumption; (ii) high CO2 emissions; and (iii) the use of chemicals or the generation of harmful by-products. Hence, the use of microalgal…

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  • Wastewater
  • Pollutant
  • Sewage treatment
  • Biomass (ecology)
  • Environmental science
  • Biodegradation
  • Waste management
  • Environmental chemistry
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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