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Process for treating waste water having low concentrations of metallic contaminants

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OSTI ID:1165446

A process for treating waste water having a low level of metallic contaminants by reducing the toxicity level of metallic contaminants to an acceptable level and subsequently discharging the treated waste water into the environment without removing the treated contaminants.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
Assignee:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (Aiken, SC)
Patent Number(s):
8,911,630
Application Number:
12/319,966
OSTI ID:
1165446
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

The Effects of pH and Dissolved Organic Carbon on the Toxicity of Cadmium and Copper to a Freshwater Bivalve: Further Support for the Extended Free Ion Activity Model journal December 2003