REMOVAL OF CADMIUM FROM POLLUTED WATER USING DECAYING LEAVES - EFFECTS OF TYPE OF LEAVES AND OF CONCENTRATION OF CADMIUM

Authors
SAYRAFI O SALIM R SAYRAFI SA
Citation
O. Sayrafi et al., REMOVAL OF CADMIUM FROM POLLUTED WATER USING DECAYING LEAVES - EFFECTS OF TYPE OF LEAVES AND OF CONCENTRATION OF CADMIUM, Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering, 31(10), 1996, pp. 2503-2513
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
10934529
Volume
31
Issue
10
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2503 - 2513
Database
ISI
SICI code
1093-4529(1996)31:10<2503:ROCFPW>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The removal of cadmium from aqueous solutions by reed leaves, cypress leaves oak leaves, pine leaves and reed roots has been studied. Reed l eaves have been found efficient for removing cadmium from aqueous solu tions. Almost all of the cadmium present in solutions having concentra tions ranging between 1 mg/L and 6 mg/L was removed by reed leaves wit hin few days. Pine leaves and reed roots showed only little capability for removing cadmium from aqueous solutions. The results obtained on reed leaves were found to follow the Freundlich adsorption isotherm.