Optimizing electrochemical treatment of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins

The occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in several water bodies is a major source of toxic and taste and odorous substance causing serious health and aesthetic problems. Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins also presented challenges to the conventional water treatment systems, raising the need for innovative water treatment systems to tackle cyanobacterial pollution. This thesis presented an engineering-focused research on optimizing an advanced electrochemical treatment of water containing cyanobacteria. Overall, although more work needs to be done before scaling up of this technology, the findings of this thesis can offer important insights into the feasibility of this technology for cyanobacterial treatment.