Article details
Journal
Zeszyty naukowe PŁ, Chemia Spożywcza i Biotechnologia
Zeszyt 74
Zeszyt 74
Year
2010
Title
Biosorption of heavy metals – modern and cheap method of polluted wastewater treatment
Authors
Grażyna Kita
Institute of General Food Chemistry
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences
Technical University of Łódź
Paweł Skoblewski
Institute of Technical Biochemistry
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences
Technical University of Łódź
Pages: 99 - 105
Abstract
The article is a literature review. It shows the drawbacks of traditional wastewater treatment, heavy metal polluted wastewater in particular. The dangers of heavy metal poisoning have been reported together with main sources of pollution. The current studies on bioadsorbents and techniques involving biomass were presented.