Application of nuclear track membrane for the reduction of pollutants in the industrial effluent

Industrial pollution is growing at a faster rate due to the discharge of untreated effluent in the open environment. It is a serious threat to human health and aquatic life and causes deterioration of the environment. Untreated effluent is a cognizable offence under the Pakistan Environmental Protec...

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Published in:Radiation measurements 2008-08, Vol.43, p.S607-S611
Main Authors: Husaini, S.N., Zaidi, J.H., Malik, F., Arif, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Effluents
Exact sciences and technology
Geochronology
Industrial pollution
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Nuclear track membrane
Pollutants
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Summary:Industrial pollution is growing at a faster rate due to the discharge of untreated effluent in the open environment. It is a serious threat to human health and aquatic life and causes deterioration of the environment. Untreated effluent is a cognizable offence under the Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA) 1997. An experimental study has been carried out on ceramics, pulp/paper and textile/yarn effluents to assess the removal efficiency of the pollutants by the use of nuclear track membrane. The parameters such as flux, temperature, applied pressure, flow rates, density, concentration of the effluents and their interrelationships have been illustrated. Moreover, it was shown that the pollution parameters had been reduced quantitatively in post filtration effluents.
ISSN:1350-4487
1879-0925
DOI:10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.03.070