Badawieh, Ammar (2005) Heavy metal removal from petroleum oily sludge using lemon scented geraniums. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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One major problem facing the petroleum industry today is to find an acceptable approach to manage oily sludge generated during the petroleum processes. Scented Geraniums (Pelargonium sp. 'Frensham') have demonstrated a great ability to survive rough conditions (poor soil, high/low temperatures, high heavy metals concentrations, low water content, etc.). Subsequently, an investigation using Scented Geraniums was performed in a series of pots containing oily sludge where heavy metal concentrations were artificially increased up to 2000 ppm. In a period of 50 days, plants were grown in two systems: (1) oily sludge-soil, and (2) oily sludge-soil-compost. The study took place in greenhouse facilities under the following parameters: 12 h light, 28--34/20{493}C temperature day/night, and around 30 to 40% relative humidity. During the investigation period, soil was sampled periodically and subjected to physico-chemical analyses. The results showed differences related to the sludge system and type of heavy metal.
Divisions: | Concordia University > Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science > Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
Authors: | Badawieh, Ammar |
Pagination: | xiii, 102 leaves ; 29 cm. |
Institution: | Concordia University |
Degree Name: | M.A. Sc. |
Program: | Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Date: | 2005 |
Thesis Supervisor(s): | Elektorowicz, Maria |
Identification Number: | LE 3 C66B85M 2005 B33 |
ID Code: | 8559 |
Deposited By: | Concordia University Library |
Deposited On: | 18 Aug 2011 18:28 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2020 20:04 |
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