Role of Bioadsorbents in Reducing Toxic Metals

Industrialization and urbanization have led to the release of increasing amounts of heavy metals into the environment. Metal ion contamination of drinking water and waste water is a serious ongoing problem especially with high toxic metals such as lead and cadmium and less toxic metals such as coppe...

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Main Authors: Blessy Baby Mathew, Monisha Jaishankar, Vinai George Biju, Krishnamurthy Nideghatta Beeregowda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4369604