richlorotrifluoroethane (CFC-113) T has been widely used to remove machining oils from metals after those metals have been stamped and formed. In many cases, removal of the hydrocarbon machining oils is necessary before the metals can undergo further processing such as electroplating. In other situations, the stamping occurs as the last step in the process and the formed metal parts must be cle...

Heavy metals released into the surface and ground water has been a major preoccupation for many years because of their increased discharge, acute toxicity, non-biodegradable nature and tendency for bioaccumulation [1-3]. Iron a common contaminant enters the water bodies through effluents of industries such as electroplating, mining, steel processing etc. The presence of Fe (II) in water results...

Sorption properties of baker's yeast cells, characterised as Saccharomyces cerevisiae were evaluated for trace enrichment of metal ions: Cd(2+), Cr(3+), Cr(6+), Cu(2+), Pb(2+) and Zn(2+) from aqueous environments. Metal concentration was determined by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). Parameters affecting metal uptake such as solution pH, incubation time, amount of yeast biomass and ...

The COST wastewater treatment plant simulation benchmark is a useful example for evaluation of control strategies aiming at improving biological nitrogen removal. In the SMAC project, the phosphorus removal process, based on the ASM2d model, was added as an extension to the existing benchmark wastewater treatment plant. This results in an example for evaluation of control strategies for combine...

We will develop rapid screening tools to measure wastewater composition and correlate bulk composition measures to nitrification inhibition. Initially, we will focus on metals (cadmium, zinc, nickel and copper, which have been implicated in nitrification inhibition, moderate to high toxicity to nitrifying microorganisms. Prior to the start of the monitoring study, we will optimize and validate ...

This paper reviews the sources, bioavailability and fate of heavy metals and organic contaminants in compost manure and in soils of which the manure is applied. The toxicity of heavy metals and organic compounds in soil of which would have come from applied compost is also discussed. Type of materials, their background and where collected for use in composting contribute to the sources of heavy...

the present study has been undertaken in a laboratory scale to characterize and investigate pollution potential of textile effluents from depz area in dhaka, bangladesh. collected effluent samples from five different industries were analyzed for physico-chemical parameters using field kits and standard methods, and for metals using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (faas). the average p...

in this study, a bacterial species which could remove lead from wastewater was isolated from lead contaminated soil prepared in the laboratory. based on the biochemical and morphological characterization the bacteria were identified as brevundimonas vesicularis. the biosorption potentiel of powdered dry biomass of b. vesicularis was investigated by batch adsorption experiments. it was found tha...

industrial wastewaters are of the major sources of heavy metal pollution in the environment. in the middle east, gas and oil industry is the major source of heavy metal pollution and releases significant amounts of metals into the terrestrial and aquatic environment. in this research the capability of the common reed ( phragmitis australis ) in absorbing heavy metals cd, pb and v from the waste...