In-situ, Ex-situ, and nano-remediation strategies to treat polluted soil, water, and air – A review. (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hussain, Asim; Rehman, Fazeelat; Rafeeq, Hamza; Waqas, Muhammad; Asghar, Asma; Afsheen, Nadia; Rahdar, Abbas; Bilal, Muhammad; Iqbal, Hafiz M.N.
• Is Part Of: Chemosphere. Volume 289(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: Tainted soil -- Polluted ground water -- Air pollution -- Ex-situ and in-situ techniques -- Bioremediations -- Nanoparticles -- Nanotools; Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Atmospheric chemistry -- Periodicals; 551.511
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133252
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0045-6535

Abstract

Abstract: Nanotechnology, as an emerging science, has taken over all fields of life including industries, health and medicine, environmental issues, agriculture, biotechnology etc. The use of nanostructure molecules has revolutionized all sectors. Environmental pollution is a great concern now a days, in all industrial and developing as well as some developed countries. A number of remedies are in practice to overcome this problem. The application of nanotechnology in the bioremediation of environmental pollutants is a step towards revolution. The use of various types of nanoparticles (TiO2 based NPs, dendrimers, Fe based NPs, Silica and carbon nanomaterials, Graphene based NPs, nanotubes, polymers, micelles, nanomembranes etc.) is in practice to diminish environmental hazards. For this many In-situ (bioventing, bioslurping, biosparging, phytoremediation, permeable reactive barrier etc.) and Ex-situ (biopile, windrows, bioreactors, land farming etc.) methodologies are employed. Improved properties like nanoscale size, less time utilization, high adaptability for In-situ and Ex-situ use, undeniable degree of surface-region to-volume proportion for possible reactivity, and protection from ecological elements make nanoparticles ideal for natural applications. There are distinctive nanomaterials and nanotools accessible to treat the pollutants. Each of these methods and nanotools depends on the properties of foreign substances and the pollution site. The current designed review highlights the techniques used for bioremediation of environmental pollutants as well as use of various nanoparticles along with proposed In-situ and Ex-situ bioremediation techniques. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: In-situ, ex-situ, and nano-remediation strategies are reviewed. Mitigation of various environmental pollutants are of supreme interests. The characteristic rendering nano-matrices for environmental settings are presented.