Biochar Water Treatment for Control of Organic Micropollutants with UVA Surrogate Monitoring.

ABSTRACT: Biochar adsorbent can be produced in low-resource settings using local materials and simple pyrolysis technology, and it has shown promise for uptake of micropollutants (MPs) such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, industrial compounds, and chemicals released from consumer goods present in water at ng/L to μg/L levels. Accordingly, the use of biochar in water treatment applications where granular activated carbon (GAC) is economically or logistically infeasible is gaining interest. Monitoring treatment systems for individual MPs require laboratory analytical techniques that are typically cost-prohibitive and impractical for low-resource settings. Therefore, identification of surrogate parameters(s) for adsorbent bed life that can be measured inexpensively and in the field is a high priority.

SUBMITTER: Kearns J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8165476 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature