Measurement of heavy metals in industrial wastewater by filters based on perlon and wool

Abstract Environmental protection and the preservation of water quality from the point of view of life protection on earth and important raw materials in industry requires analysis and determining the presence of various potential pollutants that are released in a controlled or uncontrolled water resources. The Ibar River, which drains Kosovo to a large extent of the flow, is exposed to the influence of heavy metals that appear as pollutants of this river and indicators of the effects of the production processes and the existing passive and active mines of the Trepca combinations located in this area. The aim of this paper is: I) Determination of the concentration of ions Pb2+, Cd2+ and Zn2 + in the waste waters of the industrial complex that are released into the effluent; II) Defining an efficient solution for smoothing the concentration of heavy metals through the production of filters based on cheap and available materials. The selected materials are based on perlon and wool. The recycle is important for practical applications.