Dissolved Metals Removal from Wastewater

Many industrial wastewaters contain dissolved metals as a result of their manufacturing processes.  Included among them are mercury, lead, cadmium, silver, copper and chromium.  Wastewater treatment systems are designed to reduce metal contaminants to meet discharge requirements and/or achieve the water quality level needed for reuse and recycling.

The most commonly encountered toxic heavy metals include:

• Arsenic
• Lead
• Mercury
• Cadmium
• Iron
• Aluminum

Other heavy metals of concern include:

• Antimony
• Chromium/chrome
• Cobalt
• Copper
• Manganese
• Nickel
• Uranium
• Vanadium
• Zinc