Novel Biotechnological Approaches for Removal of Emerging Contaminants

Emerging contaminant is any synthetic or naturally occurring chemical or any microbe that is not commonly monitored or regulated in the environment with known methods. They are suspected to have adverse health effects. These are contaminants that refer to any chemicals in water or environment that had not been previously detected and only present in insignificant levels. Chemicals in pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and endocrine disrupting compounds are the common examples of these contaminants. Some of the emerging contaminants are acrylamide, furan, perchlorate, perfluorooctanoic acid, atrazine, indomethacin, and 4-hydroxynonenal. Biotechnological approach shows more efficiency in the removal of the emerging contaminants. Enzymatic method shows high efficiency in the removal of dye from the waste.