Abstract
Polychlorinated Biphenyls or PCBs belong to a broad family of chlorinated hydrocarbons and find use across industrial and commercial applications including hydraulic and electrical equipments, plastics, paints, rubber products, dyes, pigments and carbonless copy paper etc. PCB residues persist in the ecosystem and bioaccumulate in food chain due to their persistent nature and resistance against natural breakdown agents. Global case studies suggest widespread contamination of the toxicant. So it becomes the need of an hour to remove polychlorinated biphenyls entirely from the environment. Stepwise, physical, chemical and ecological remediation strategies have been applied but some lacuna in efficient mitigation was felt by various researchers in each of the methods. Therefore, combination of multiple technologies have been suggested. The current review provides the detailed descriptions on the different physical and chemical methods used for removal of PCBs including incineration, natural attenuation, supercritical water oxidation, ultrasonic radiation, bimetallic systems, nZVI, etc as well as the combination of multi techniques that have been used till date e.g. nZVI with metal combo and bimetallic metal combination etc. It also depicts the future prospects and acceptability of these methods for removal of the polychlorinated biphenyls from the ecosystem to help us achieve a green sustainable world.
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