Remoção e degradação de pesticidas em água, uma breve revisão de literatura

Abstract

The main objective of this Final Course Work is to conduct a literature review on the main methods of pesticide removal and degradation in aquatic environments, highlighting their advantages, limitations and future perspectives in the context of environmental protection and public health. The research was developed from a qualitative approach, using as methodology a bibliographic research on the removal of pesticides in water. The topic is relevant because there is an urgent need to better understand the effective methods of treating water contaminated by pesticides, especially considering the environmental and public health risks involved. The results obtained indicate that there is a differentiated efficiency among the methods applied; there are operational and economic limitations of the methods and contributions to the environment and public health. It is concluded that the effective removal of pesticides from water requires the integration of physical, chemical and biological methods, with emphasis on Advanced Oxidative Processes, as an essential strategy for environmental protection and public health. The study contributes to systematizing and critically analyzing the main methods of pesticide removal in aquatic environments, providing a solid theoretical basis that can guide future scientific research, university extension projects and academic work focused on sustainability and environmental sanitation. Furthermore, by bringing together and comparing different technologies, the work stimulates the production of interdisciplinary knowledge between the areas of Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Engineering and Public Health.