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Advances on removal of organophosphorus pesticides with electrochemical technology

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ABSTRACT

Widespread use of organophosphorus pesticides (OPs), especially superfluous and unreasonable use, had brought huge harm to the environment and food chain. It is because only a small part of the pesticides sprayed reached the target, and the rest slid across the soil, causing pollution of groundwater and surface water resources. These pesticides accumulate in the environment, causing environmental pollution. Therefore, in recent years, the control and degradation of OPs have become a public spotlight and research hotspot. Due to its unique advantages such as versatility, environmental compatibility, controllability, and cost-effectiveness compatibility, electrochemical technology has become one of the most promising methods for degradation of OPs. The fundamental knowledge about electrochemical degradation on OPs was introduced in this review. Then, a comprehensive overview of four main types of practical electrochemical technologies to degrade pesticides were presented and evaluated. The knowledge contained herein should conduce to better understand the degradation of pesticides by electrochemical technology, and better exploit the degradation of pesticides in the environment and food. Overall, the objective of this review is to provide comprehensive guidance for rational design and application of electrochemical technology in the degradation of OPs for the safety of the environment and food chain in the future.

Author contributions

Yuqi Wan: investigation lead and original draft writing. Fuwei Pi: conceptualization-lead, funding acquisition, project administration, supervision lead and writing original draft and review. Jiahua Wang: conceptualization lead, writing review and editing lead.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects and Six Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province (No. SWYY-023); F. P. thanks for the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21603087) and High-level Overseas Talent Workstation of Shandong Province.

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