Heavy Metal Removal

Any substances and metal ions found in clean water sources or wastewater can be harmful to the environment and human health if they exceed certain limits. Heavy metals present in water are harmful even at low concentrations.

Heavy metals cannot be separated from water without external chemical or physical intervention. Our products react with heavy metals, transforming them into precipitable metal salts and enabling their removal from water through other physical coagulation mechanisms.

According to the TS 266 standard, some heavy metals and their limits in drinking water are shown in the table below:

The sources and effects of these ions and heavy metals are as follows:

Barium: Barium salts are generally used in the paper and paint industries. The allowable limit for barium in water is 1 mg/L. If this limit is exceeded, it can cause kidney and circulatory disorders in living organisms.

Chromium: Chromium is used in chromium plating, chromium oxide production, and catalyst manufacturing industries. It can cause skin diseases and liver disorders.

Copper: Used in various fields. Even below 1 mg/L in surface waters, it can have toxic effects on aquatic plants.

Nickel and Cobalt: Used in electrolytic plating. In high doses, they may cause cancer.

Cadmium: When limits are exceeded, it can cause high blood pressure and kidney diseases in living organisms.

Lead: Used in pipe, paint, and battery industries. It can cause infertility, brain, and kidney disorders.

Mercury: Found in some paints, flooring and furniture polishes. Used as an additive in the production of plastic, paper, and fabric.

Arsenic: A naturally occurring element commonly found in natural waters. Its natural level is 20 ppm. Arsenic toxicity differs from that of other elements. Arsenic is used in mining and metallurgical industries. Occasionally, arsenic may also enter water sources due to the use of arsenic-containing pesticides.