IPPOLITO N. M.

The tanning industry is one of the oldest industries in the world and is known for the production of a wide variety of toxic waste (aqueous and solid) containing chromium salts and other heavy metals. Solid waste is produced during the conversion of putrescible collagen fibres into finished non-putrescible leather products. In this process, the...

Due to limited economic resources, which impede access to specific advanced technologies, many developing countries are still facing the challenge of reducing human exposure to heavy metals, which is primarily associated with the consumption of water contaminated through the discharge of poorly treated wastewater. In wastewater treatment...