A study of wastewater discharge from electroplating factories
There are some fifteen electroplating factories lIT Kuala Lumpur and Klang area, specializing in various forms of plating, namely chromium, zinc, silver and occasionally, cadmium, Almost all of these electroplating factories do not have any facilities for wastewater treatment. Wastewater conta...
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Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
1980
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2043/1/A_Study_of_Wastewater_Discharge_from.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2043/ |
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| Summary: | There are some fifteen electroplating factories
lIT Kuala Lumpur and Klang area, specializing
in various forms of plating, namely chromium,
zinc, silver and occasionally, cadmium, Almost
all of these electroplating factories do not have
any facilities for wastewater treatment. Wastewater
containing cyanide and metallic ions like
copper, nickel, chromium, lead, zinc, silver and
others is discharged directly into drains. The
presence of these pollutants can pose a health
hazard to the environment if their levels exceed
certain allowable limits. The present study is
an attempt to determine the extent of cyanide
and metal pollution in the wastewater of a typical
electroplating factory without wastewater treatment
and to compare the quality of its wastewater
with another with treatment facilities |
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