The article deals with the negative impact on the human body of one of the most common environmental pollutants – phenol. This pollutant enters surface waters with the wastewater from the oil refining, oil shale processing, timber, coke and paint industries. Phenol is widely used in many industries (light, medical, chemical, etc.). However, despite this, phenol is a hazardous toxic substance that requires safety precautions and personal protective equipment during production and use. Given the danger posed by phenol and its compounds, the article provides information on the effects of these substances on the human body, its various systems and organs. Information on methods for removing phenol from industrial wastewater, as well as various methods of water purification from phenol and its compounds, are presented. Promising methods of industrial wastewater treatment from phenols with the lowest economic costs due to the selection of effective industrial sorbents are characterized.
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