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Treatment of electropolishing industrial wastewater and its impact on the immobilisation of Daphnia magna
The amount of industrial pollution entering the environment and its impact on living organisms is an ongoing concern. At the same time, due to an increasing awareness, new methods of wastewater treatment are being explored that are not only effective but also environmentally acceptable. Meeting envi...
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Published in: | Environmental research 2022-09, Vol.212 (Pt C), p.113438-113438, Article 113438 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | The amount of industrial pollution entering the environment and its impact on living organisms is an ongoing concern. At the same time, due to an increasing awareness, new methods of wastewater treatment are being explored that are not only effective but also environmentally acceptable. Meeting environmental standards for permitted concentrations is a necessity, but investigating the effects of wastewater on living organisms is also an important issue. In this paper, the influence of metal ions (Fe(III), Cr(III), Ni(II), Cu(II)) in industrial wastewater from electropolishing of stainless steel on Daphnia magna has been investigated. Daphnids have been exposed to wastewater both before and after treatment (Ca(OH)2 precipitation, sorption with peat). Immobilisation in a 48-h acute toxicity test and EC50 has been determined. In the case of studied industrial wastewater, the organic content (expressed as total organic carbon) of the effluent has a positive impact in terms of the survival of D. magna and increases the range of heavy metal concentrations tolerated by them. The application of a two-stage process with Ca(OH)2 neutralisation followed by sorption with peat allows for the removal of almost 100% of metal ions from the wastewater. The reduction obtained ensured a limited impact on D. magna and a decrease in immobilisation to less than 10%. Proper execution of the wastewater treatment process ensures a reduction of its negative impact on living organisms.
•Influence of industrial electropolishing wastewater on D. magna has been investigated.•Ca(OH)2 treatment and sorption with peat from a health resort in Poland were used.•Two-stage treatment removed almost 100% of Fe, Cr, Ni and Cu ions from wastewater.•The reduction in concentration resulted in a decrease in D.magna immobilisation to |
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ISSN: | 0013-9351 1096-0953 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113438 |