Biosorption of an organochlorine pollutant using hibiscus cannabinus L.

• Main Authors: Dizon, Clarissa S., Gan, Jaimee Jacklyn L., Go, Lou Sherilym A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Kenaf > Philippines; Adsorption; Organochlorine compounds > Philippines > Environmental aspects; Hazardous waste management industry > Philippines; Sewage > Purification > Hazardous waste removal > Philippines; Sewage > Purification > Adsorption > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8100
• Institution: De La Salle University

The chemicals used by industries today pose a threat to the environment. These contaminants, when left untreated, affect the health of all living creatures. In the Philippines, the most commonly used treatment process of contaminated wastewater is adsorption using granulated activated carbon (GAC) a...