Lead is a non-ferrous metal, which is easy to form due to its low melting point and good malleability, however, it is a material that has a high rate of toxicity to living beings. Currently, there is no longer the primary ...

The use of heavy metals, especially in the industrial sector, has attracted attention for the impacts generated by the use of potentially toxic metals to the environment and public health. Some species of heavy metals when ...

This work proposes to study microalgae for applications in the treatment of effluents contaminated with lead and to evaluate their development in different nutrient solutions. For that, a consortium of algae collected in ...

The present work verified the potential for the Canavalia ensiformis legume in the decontamination of soils with lead, since this metal can be subject to damages to man, animals and many living beings. Jobs point out from ...

Humans, animals and plants can be exposed to metal contamination all the time due to anthropogenic activities. In this work, the influence of lead on Nile tilapia was studied to evaluate the development and growth of the ...

The present work proposes the study of the adsorption capacity of lead in aqueous solution with initial concentration of 50 mgL-1 trough melanine paper residue compared to bentonite clay, already known by being an efficient ...

The heavy metal pollution is becoming a serious environmental problem, therefore, the use of biosorbents materials for removal of heavy metals in effluents appears as an alternative method. The objective of this study was ...

Determining the factors that may intervene in the good performance of a industrial processes it is critical for any company survive. Thus it is necessary to develop metrics, indicators and models that can predict certain ...

The large amounts of polluting substances are dumped into water bodies with day-today agricultural, chemical and industrial processes and a lot of it, such as heavy metals, are not removed from the usual physical facilities ...