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Application of Phycoremediation Techniques Toward Nutrients Removal from Wastewaters: Evaluation of Adsorption and Absorption Methods

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The industrial effluents are being discharged into the adjacent water bodies without proper treatment. Such effluents contain excessive nutrients, heavy metals, toxic compounds, and non-biodegradable materials which could harm the aquatic environments and their associated flora and fauna. In this chapter, the recent technologies that have been applied to eliminate and/or used to remove excessive nutrients in water ecosystems are discussed with special reference to microalgae. The survey of literature indicates that the microalgae have been used via a wide range of absorption and adsorption methods toward removing the excessive nutrients from the effluents. The use of living cells or dry biomass of microalgae as compared to other currently employed ones toward nutrient removal has been an advantageous one. This chapter discusses the process and enforcement necessities to bring the excess nutrients elimination more possible at a commercial level.

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The authors are thankful to the Head, Department of Marine Science, and the authorities of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, for the facilities provided. While SDK thanks the UGC, New Delhi, for providing Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Ref. No. F./31-1/2017/PDFSS-2017- -TAM-13681 dated 19.06.2017), the MD and NK thank the UGC, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Bharathidasan University, respectively, for providing research fellowships. The UGC (MRP-MAJOR-ZOOL-2013-4956) and DBT (BT/PR5856/AAQ/3/598/2012) have financially supported the establishment of TLR system and Microalgal culture system at Bharathidasan University, and the authors are grateful to them for the same.

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Santhanam, P., Dinesh Kumar, S., Divya, M., Krishnaveni, N., Perumal, P. (2022). Application of Phycoremediation Techniques Toward Nutrients Removal from Wastewaters: Evaluation of Adsorption and Absorption Methods. In: Vasanthy, M., Sivasankar, V., Sunitha, T.G. (eds) Organic Pollutants. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72441-2_18

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