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Olive Mill Waste Water (OMWW) is the principal industry extraction residue of olive oil and still one of the most
serious environmental problems. Toxicity of this effluent is mainly due to high levels of phenolic compounds and
low pH, thus OMWW direct disposal may pollute both. land and aquatic environments (1).
A variety of biological processes have been tested to reduce OMWW phenolic compounds. Several studies were
carried out with different bacteria (2,3) yeasts (4 ,5) and fungi (6,7) but in general their effectiveness in reducing
OMWW toxicity varies greatly.
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Olive mill waste water Biorremediation Microalgae
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Citation
Silva, O.; Vasconcelos, V.; Aires, A.; Fernandes, Conceição (2013). Searching for olive mill waste water (OMWW) solutions: is there a potential on microalgae treatment? In 2nd International Conference: Wastes: solutions, treatments and opportunities. Braga