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Novel biofiltration methods for the treatment of heavy metals from industrial wastewater

Srivastava, N.K., Majumder, C.B.·2008·Journal of Hazardous Materials

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Most heavy metals are well-known toxic and carcinogenic agents and when discharged into the wastewater represent a serious threat to the human population and the fauna and flora of the receiving water bodies. In the present review paper, the sources have discussed the industrial source of heavy metals contamination in water, their toxic effects on the fauna and flora and the regulatory threshold limits of these heavy metals. The various parameters of the biofiltration processes, their mechanism for heavy metals removal along with the kinetics of biofilters and its modeling aspects have been discussed. The comparison of various physico-chemical treatment and the advantages of biofiltration over other conventional processes for treatment of heavy metals contaminated wastewater have also been discussed. The applications of genetic engineering in the modification of the microorganisms for increasing the efficiency of the biofiltration process for heavy metals removal have been critically analyzed. The results show that the efficiency of the process can be increased three to six folds with the application of recombinant microbial treatment.

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Authors
Srivastava, N. K., & Majumder, C. B.
Affiliations
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IN)
Corresponding author
Srivastava, N.K.
Venue
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-02
Volume
151
Issue
1
Pages
1-8
ISSN
0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2038570494
Cited by
795
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Heavy Metal Pollution Remediation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
Keywords
biofiltration, heavy metal removal, industrial wastewater treatment, heavy metal toxicity, genetically modified microorganisms, recombinant microorganisms
MeSH terms
Bacteria, Biodegradation, Environmental, Filtration, Fungi, Genetic Engineering, Industrial Waste, Waste Disposal, Fluid, Metals, Heavy, Eukaryota

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