MIT-MAHE
October 21, 2023
biodegrading-triclocarban,
wastewater-treatment-plants,
carcinogenic-and-hormone-disrupting-properties
MIT-MAHE # CarbanEl # MIT-MAHE is focusing on biodegrading triclocarban (TCC), an antimicrobial compound in pharmaceutical and personal care products. Due to its hydrophobicity and chemical stability, it is ineffectively degraded in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), resulting in accumulation in the effluent and sludge. Owing to its carcinogenic and hormone disrupting properties, TCC when exposed to the environment as sludge inhibits plant metabolism and harms endocrine functioning in aquatic life. ...