Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(22), P. 3206 - 3206
Published: Nov. 8, 2024
Onsite
wastewater
treatment
systems
(OWTSs),
although
essential
for
managing
domestic
sewage
in
areas
without
centralized
sewerage
plants,
often
release
phosphorus
(P)
into
the
environment
due
to
inadequate
treatment.
This
unregulated
P
discharge
exacerbates
water
quality
degradation
and
jeopardizes
aquatic
habitats
human
health.
Among
different
technologies,
electrocoagulation
(EC)
demonstrates
considerable
potential
addressing
this
challenge
by
efficiently
removing
from
OWTSs
thus
protecting
resources
ecological
integrity.
Through
electrochemical
reactions,
EC
destabilizes
aggregates
P-bearing
particles,
facilitating
their
removal
through
precipitation.
Compared
conventional
approaches,
i.e.,
chemical
biological
methods,
offers
several
advantages,
including
high
efficiency,
minimal
usage,
adaptability
varying
compositions.
review
underscores
urgent
need
mitigating
efficacy
of
as
a
sustainable
solution
removal,
offering
insights
its
mechanisms,
reactor
design
considerations,
important
operational
factors,
performance,
applications
well
providing
future
research
directions.
