Abstract:<p>Abstract</p><p>Water pollution has long been considered a major problem causing environmental and public health issues. A range of contaminants are encountered in wastewater, industrial effluents and also road runoff, they include total suspended solids, nutrients, hydrocarbons and heavy metals. These latter have been found very toxic and hazardous, either for human health, or fauna and flora. In recent decades, studies have demonstrated a good removal efficiency of… Show more
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