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An Overview of Environmental Technologies for Treating Aquatic, Solid, and Air Ecosystems

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: As they discuss ways to make our planet a better and safer place to live, environmental preservation, and the numerous actions that must be taken to clean air, water, solid waste, and a host of other issues created by human action (mainly by industrial activities) are constantly on the agenda of different institutions. In addition to treating industrial waste, environmental treatment facilities attempt to make industrial operations more sustainable. These environmental treatment facilities are intriguing because they may be specially designed to satisfy the three fundamental ideologies of environmental control: licensing, inspection, and monitoring. For that reason, scientists set out to find innovative, reliable, and safe methods of cleaning air, water, and soil that would use less energy and money, use fewer chemicals, and have a lower negative environmental impact. Within this framework, this review aims to provide an overview of relevant studies conducted in the scientific field of environmental treatment to help professionals at environmental treatment plants develop efficient engineering plans that work in tandem with the reduction of pollution and the rationalization of natural resources, such as energy and water, to maximize the use of these facilities. Above all, it is crucial to use an instrument that adheres to both national and international environmental monitoring standards. This guarantees precise regulation of polluting agent emissions into the environment and ensures optimal resource utilization, efficient production, and waste reduction or reuse.

Source: Processes

DOI: 10.3390/pr14172704

Authors: Mayra Kerolly Sales Monteiro, Gustavo Acosta-Santoyo, Amanda Duarte Gondim, Patricio J. Espinoza-Montero, Elisama V. dos Santos, Carlos A. Martínez-Huitle