Copper Removal with Biologcal Treatment Aided with Modified Adsorbents

What is it about?

The main aim of this work was to delay the toxic impacts of heavy metals on activated sludge microorganisms at wastewater treatments plants.

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Why is it important?

Nowadays, the presence of heavy metals from domestic effluents; households and business effluents (car wash, CO2 emissions etc) is at increasing level. Biological treatment plants are used in the treatment of wastewater coming from domestic sources and the major backbone in the treatments plants are the microorganisms presents in the system. The microorganisms are vulnerable to toxic effects of the heavy if it is beyond the trace amount required for their metabolism reactions. Hence, it is necessary to delay the impact of the heavy metals on the bacteria incase of accidental discharge.