Efficient and Ecofriendly Water/wastewater Quality Monitoring with Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensors
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waste water, environment pollution, water scarcity, oman vision 2040, biosensorsAbstract
In terms of current global issues, the world is primarily threatened by two crucial challenges: environmental pollution and water scarcity. Concerning the potential threats of water scarcity and contamination, the sustainability of water and treatment of sewage are amongst important priorities for any society attempting to avoid these threats. As a result, the properties of water and wastewater must be continuously monitored, and the quality should be maintained at standard levels. Furthermore, due to water scarcity and sanitary concerns, the used form of water known as wastewater must be treated and reused. Hence, environmental protection is one of the essential aspects of modern governance and of the priorities of Oman Vision 2040. Quality-determining parameters such as COD, BOD, and toxicity are the most common parameters to estimate the amount of pollution in water/wastewater which their detection methods are really challenging, i.e., time-consuming, laborious and produce hazardous chemicals. Besides, water quality measurement is a daily task in all industrial and agricultural plants with huge costs. Therefore, this research work assesses the potential of using biosensors, based on the green technology of microbial fuel cell, as environmentally friendly, portable and inexpensive tools for monitoring the water/wastewater quality in an efficient and sustainable pathway.
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