Presence of phenol in wastewater effluent and its removal: an overview

The review centred on the existence of phenol, which is a widespread organic pollutant. It is crucial to study it owing to its toxic effects, even at low concentrations, and the high likelihood of contaminating natural waters, in addition to wastewater from agricultural wastewater or urban wastewater. To make matters worse, it contributes to substance formation during the process of disinfection and oxidation. It is also common practice to dump commercial wastewater which has nearly identical characteristics to urban wastewater into community sewers. Various methods have been explored for eliminating the phenolic compound. This report has concentrated on phenol degradation through aerobic pathways and anaerobic pathways as well as numerous microorganisms involved in the degradation of the phenols.

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This article reviews the existence of phenol, a widespread organic pollutant, and explores methods for its elimination. Phenol is toxic even at low concentrations and has a high likelihood of contaminating natural waters and wastewater. The report focuses on the aerobic and anaerobic pathways of phenol degradation, as well as the microorganisms involved in this process.