Comparative Studies of the Biosorption of Heavy Metals (Zinc and Lead) using Tea Leaves (Cammelia Sinensis) and Tea Fibre as Adsorbents

E. Etim, G. Ukpong, E. Ekpenyong
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Heavy metals as described by Barrera et al., 2006 are elements whose density is equal to or greater than 6.0 g/cm e.g Lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As).They have for long been used by man in building materials, as medicine, as pigments or as additives for petrol (Hylander and Meili, 2003), (Järup, 2003). Researchers later proved that heavy metalsgenerally poses a great deal of problems to mankind due to its presence in the environment at concentrations above threshold(Seker et al., 2008).Anthropogenic activities such as industrial effluents, mining, smelting, manufacture of explosives, metal plating, domestic effluents, leaching and run-offs from garbage are responsible for the risen cases of these toxic elements in the environment(Trueby, 2003). and the danger associated to the presence of these heavy metals have been attributed to bioconcentration and bioaccumulation in the food web in different locations (Nussey, 1998) enhanced by their ability to be transported to a distance usually by water(Bradl, 2005). Heavy metal pollution of the environment is now one of the most serious environmental problems worldwide which calls for ways of remediation because they are acutely and exceedingly toxic, indestructible (non-biodegradable) and they bioaccumulates thereby causing different health complications e.g. lead poisoning damages the kidney, liver, brain, reproductive systems and even the nervous systems (Naiya et al., 2009). Also, excess ingestion of zinc can lead to microcytosis, impaired immune response, neutropenia and hypocupremia, (Appelo and Postma, 2007).
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茶叶与茶纤维吸附重金属(锌、铅)的比较研究
Barrera等人在2006年所描述的重金属是指密度等于或大于6.0 g/cm的元素,例如铅(Pb)、汞(Hg)、镉(Cd)和砷(as)。它们长期以来一直被人类用于建筑材料、药物、颜料或汽油添加剂(Hylander and Meili, 2003), (Järup, 2003)。研究人员后来证明,由于重金属在环境中的浓度超过阈值,通常会给人类带来很多问题(Seker etal ., 2008)。工业废水、采矿、冶炼、炸药制造、金属电镀、家庭污水、浸出和垃圾径流等人为活动是造成环境中这些有毒元素增加的原因(Trueby, 2003年)。与这些重金属存在相关的危险归因于不同地点食物网中的生物浓缩和生物积累(Nussey, 1998),而它们通常通过水进行远距离运输的能力增强了这些危险(Bradl, 2005)。重金属污染环境现在是世界范围内最严重的环境问题之一,需要采取补救措施,因为它们具有急性和极大的毒性,不可破坏(不可生物降解),它们的生物积累从而引起不同的健康并发症,例如铅中毒损害肾脏,肝脏,大脑,生殖系统甚至神经系统(Naiya等人,2009)。此外,过量摄入锌可导致小细胞增多、免疫反应受损、中性粒细胞减少和低铜血症(Appelo和Postma, 2007)。
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