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Removal of Cypermethrin from Water by Using Fucus Spiralis Marine Alga.


ABSTRACT: Alpha-cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid that was extensively used for insect control, since the early 1980s. However, it is known that its presence in the environment has toxic effects on humans and aquatic life forms. For this reason, it is commendable for it to be removed completely from the contaminated environment. In this study, we evaluated the adsorption capacity of a marine alga for the removal of cypermethrin from water. The adsorption experiments were performed based on the batch equilibrium technique. The samples containing the pesticide were analyzed using gas chromatography with an electron capture detector, after liquid-liquid extraction in hexane. The results obtained from the kinetic adsorption studies showed that the equilibrium time was attained after 40 min. The adsorption parameters at equilibrium concentrations, obtained through the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin models, showed that the used brown marine alga has a maximum amount of adsorbed cypermethrin of 588.24 µg/g. The correlation coefficients obtained for each model prove that the Langmuir model best fits the experimental data.

SUBMITTER: Nastuneac V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6801688 | biostudies-other | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Removal of Cypermethrin from Water by Using <i>Fucus Spiralis</i> Marine Alga.

Năstuneac Violeta V   Panainte-Lehăduș Mirela M   Moșneguțu Emilian Florin EF   Gavrilaș Simona S   Cioca Gabriela G   Munteanu Florentina-Daniela FD  

International journal of environmental research and public health 20190929 19


Alpha-cypermethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid that was extensively used for insect control, since the early 1980s. However, it is known that its presence in the environment has toxic effects on humans and aquatic life forms. For this reason, it is commendable for it to be removed completely from the contaminated environment. In this study, we evaluated the adsorption capacity of a marine alga for the removal of cypermethrin from water. The adsorption experiments were performed based on the batch  ...[more]

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