Colloid transport in subsurface has received considerable attention recently because mobile colloids can facilitate the transport of heavy metals in soils to contaminate groundwater. Many studies on colloid mobility in the subsurface consider soils as well-defined porous media. Though similar in many aspects, soils are different from well-defined porous media. The authors emphasize the impacts ...

microbial cells have been successfully used as biosorbents to remove heavy metals from wastewater. in some cases, dead cells appear to offer more advantages than living cells in the removal and recovery of heavy metal ions from industrial wastewater. maintaining higher biosorption capability and understanding the biosorption properties of dead cells are the keys to heavy metal removal and recov...

the performance of geostatistical and spatial interpolation techniques for estimation of spatial variability of heavy metals and water quality mapping of groundwater resources in ramiyan district (golestan province- iran) were investigated. 24 spring/well water samples were collected and the concentration of heavy metals (ni, co, pb, cd and cu) was determined using differential pulse polarograp...

To study the biochar properties and its influence on Cu (II) adsorption, biochar was prepared from bagasse under the conditions of 350°C, 450°C and 550°C respectively, and biochar was added to three typical tropical soils (paddy soil, laterite and dry red soil). After mixed culture for 30 d, batch equilibrium experiment method was used to determine the effect of biochar on soil adsorption of Cu...

Human civilization and concomitant increase in industrial activity have gradually influenced in redistribution of many toxic metals form the earth’s crust to the surrounding environment resulting in exposure of human population. Among different toxic elements, heavy metals, lead in particular, have high prevalence in the environment. Understanding of lead toxicity has advanced substantially ove...

background : heavy metals and pah s in flue gas have received considerable attention in recent years due to their mutagenic or carcinogenic properties. pah s are products of incomplete combustion of carbonaceous compounds at high temperatures. heavy metals are released into the ambient air from the same sources as those earlier mentioned for pah s . the present study was carried out to investig...

The effect of pH on the sorption of Pb and Cu ion onto Nypa fruticans Wurmb biomass was investigated. Initial pH value of 2, 5, 7, 9, and 12 were used for this study with varying initial concentrations of metal ions. The experimental results were analyzed in terms of Langmuir, Freundlich and Flory-Huggins isotherms. The data showed that the maximum pH (pHmax) for the efficient sorption of Pb an...

Sorption potential of waste short hemp fibers for Pb(2+), Cd(2+) and Zn(2+) ions from aqueous media was explored. In order to assess the influence of hemp fiber chemical composition on their heavy metals sorption potential, lignin and hemicelluloses were removed selectively by chemical modification. The degree of fiber swelling and water retention value were determined in order to evaluate the ...