TY - GEN AU - Ibrahim Shawky Hassan Amer AU - Barsoum Nashid Barsoum , AU - El - sayed Ahmed AbdAlla , TI - Analytical biological studies for determination and treatment of some heavy metals in drinking and industrial wastewater using advanced analytical techniques / PY - 2006/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ibrahim Shawky Hassan Amer , KW - adsorption KW - Bacteria KW - Coprecipitation KW - Heavy metals KW - Lead , Mercury N1 - Thesis (PH.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Science - Department Of Biochemistry; Issued also as CD N2 - This work has been carried out to determine the levels of lead and mercury in drinking and industrial wastewater of acid and dry battery factories , Cairo - EgyptThe removal of lead and mercury from industrial wastewater were carried out through two methods , chemical and biological treatmentThe chemical treatment , based on the addition of ferrous sulfate (as Fe2+ions) and the alkalization of the medium by (6N) NaOH to form ferrous hydroxide and partial oxidation of Fe2+to Fe3+by air to form ferrite sludge and the subsequent adsorption / coprecipitation of lead and mercury from wastewaterWe discussed the effect of control factors (pH , time , temperature , air pressure and the ratio of Fe (II) / Total metals concentration) on the removal of lead and mercuryMaximum removal of lead (99975 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -