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Conventional treatment systems employ huge amounts of hazardous chemicals in the treatment of industrial and domestic waste waters. A variety of chemicals are added to the effluent to manage the major parameters, which causes more problems during disposal. In majority of textile and leather industries, water is recycled through R/O process. The R/O reject disposal is a major issue, and installation of multiple-effect evaporators (MEE) is recommended which is more expensive and energy-intensive. Can treatment technologies employing algae provide alternate viable solutions to these and other problems faced by conventional systems? This is the question which will be answered through this article.
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Sivasubramanian, V. (2019). Phycoremediation: Can It Address Major Issues in Conventional Systems?. In: Sukla, L., Subudhi, E., Pradhan, D. (eds) The Role of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1586-2_19
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