With the excellent solubility, mobility, bioaccumulation and carcinogenesis, hexavalent chromium Cr (VI), widely exists in various industrial effluents such as chrome plating, metal finishing, pigments, and tanning. Cr (VI) is one of the toxic metal pollutants among all the heavy metals. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to convert highly water-soluble Cr (VI) into Cr (III) species using electrocoagulation (EC) process.
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The objective of the present study is to investigate the status of pollution load in River Yamuna, Delhi. The 13 sites for sampling, spread through the Delhi stretch of Yamuna, starting from the Wazirabad barrage till the Okhla barrage has been selected. Physicochemical parameters such as pH, temperature, DO (Dissolved oxygen), TDS (Total dissolved solids), salinity and conductivity were determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe electrocoagulation setup must be optimized in order to design an economically feasible process. Therefore, in this work, the effect of the punched aluminum electrode on the performance of the electrocoagulation (EC) has been investigated. A series of experiments were performed for treatment of sewage wastewater using plane electrode and compare with punched electrodes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGroundwater quality should be continuously monitored for irrigation and drinking purpose so that risk from geochemical contaminants can be reduced by appropriate treatment method. Therefore, the focus of the present study was to determine the suitability of groundwater collected from South West Delhi, India, for irrigation and drinking purpose on the basis of various water quality indices. In order to assess the groundwater quality, 50 samples were collected from different sites of selected study area and parameters such as pH, EC (electrical conductivity), total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, total hardness (TH), total alkalinity (HCO), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), Fluoride (F), sulfates (SO) and Nitrates (NO) were determined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present study, hydro-geochemical characteristics of groundwater samples collected from South West Delhi, India, have been assessed. 50 sampling locations were recorded with the help of global positioning system, to assess the groundwater quality and evaluate the corrosion and scaling potential. Hydro-geochemical characterization for different parameters such as pH, temperature (T), electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity (SA), total hardness (TH), total alkalinity ( ), levels of anions such as calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K) and cations which include chloride (Cl), Flouride (F), sulfates ( ), Nitrates ( ) was done using standard APHA methods.
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