ABSTRACT
Despite the hazards of contamination, pesticide use is on the rise, harming aquatic life and altering water quality. Even though pesticides break down quickly in the environment, organophosphorus pesticides are usually more harmful to vertebrates, including humans, than other insecticides. It is necessary to have the suitable technologies for removing pesticides. Insecticides have been removed from water bodies using a variety of means. Pesticides are the most common way to manage creatures that compete with humans for food and fiber or that harm humans, livestock, and crops. They are crucial in the economic production of a wide range of agricultural products worldwide. Since the accumulation of pesticide residues in water bodies is a public health problem, various adsorbents have been developed; e.g., the efficacy of using biochar as an adsorbent for the removal of bentazone has been studied successfully. Agricultural waste is a valuable source for biochar manufacturing due to its abundance. Biochar production from biomass is a promising concept, to be used for pesticide removal and thus contributing to pollution abetment.
