BACKGROUND In this study the removal of Chromium (III) and Chromium (VI) ions are investigated via polymer enhanced ultrafiltration under important process parameters. This study proposes the use of unmodified starch as a novel polymer in the ultrafiltration process and its performance on the removal of chromium ions was compared with a commonly used polymer, polyethylene glycol. METHODS The ...

With the building wastes contaminated by chromium in Haibei Chemical Plan in China as objects, we studied the contents of total Cr and Cr (VI) of different sizes, analyzed the effect of 6 different washing agents, discussed the removal mechanisms of 6 different washing agents for Cr in various forms, and finally selected applicable washing agent. As per the results, particle size had little imp...

All metals are toxic and our bodies require special transport and handling mechanisms to keep them from harming us. The toxicity occurs in humans due to environmental pollution via soil or water contamination or due to occupational exposure. Some of these metals are useful to us in low concentrations but are highly toxic in higher concentrations. These metal toxicity cause serious morbidity and...

Volume Seven 1-1 ABSTRACT The removal of chromium, a highly toxic metal causing environmental pollution from dilute aqueous solution, was studied in the present work using growing and washed cells of a mutant strain of Bacillus cereus (M16) isolated from tannery waste. Particularly, the effects of pH, temperature, metal ion concentration and contact time on removal of chromium were studied. Abo...

M. capsulatus Bath is a well-characterized aerobic methane-oxidizing bacterium that has become model system for biotechnological development of methanotrophs to perform useful reactions environmental cleanup and making valuable chemicals biological products using methane gas. Interest in such technology increased recently owing increasing availability low-cost from fossil sources. Here, it demo...

OBJECTIVES Molecular epidemiological techniques, capable of detecting damage to DNA, were used to see if such damage occurred in the lymphocytes of a group of workers exposed to chromium. The two aims of this pilot study were to see if these new techniques might make useful biological monitoring tools for workers exposed to chromium and also, to help assess whether the current occupational expo...

Background: The presence of heavy metals in the environment especially in water supplies have caused many concerns because of their toxicity and non-degradability. Hexavalent Chromium (Cr) is one of the most toxic metals which is used in many industries, so it is essential to remove it from industrial wastewater. In this study, we made a comparison between different adsorption isotherms in the ...

The kinetics of reduction and oxidation of soluble chromium in various soils (peat, clay, sand, and luvi-chromic cambisols) were studied at constant soil moisture and constant temperature. A total of 1500 g of each soil was incubated with different concentrations of aqueous solutions of K2Cr2O7 or CrCl3 [1-1000 μg (g of dry soil)-1]. The total exchangeable chromium and Cr(VI) were analyzed in s...

A new procedure for the determination of chromium species in polluted environmental samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry was developed in this work. A new material containing 1,5-diphenylcarbazone included in a polymeric matrix was prepared and employed as a solid-phase extraction material for selective separation of Cr(III) ions under dynamic conditions. Chromium(III) ions were reta...