Remoción de plomo mediante proceso de filtración orgánica en el Estero Salado sector Puerto Azul

Abstract

The present experimental work called REMOVAL OF LEAD THROUGH ORGANIC FILTRATION PROCESS IN THE ESTERO SALADO SECTOR PUERTO AZUL that is developed within 4 chapters worked in the document, in which a possible proposal of solution to the contamination that exists today in the Estero Salado of the sector of Puerto Azul in the city of Guayaquil has been determined, for which tests of treatability were carried out evaluating the parameters of pH, turbidity, temperature and dissolved oxygen also the level of lead was analyzed in an accredited laboratory. In relation to the results of the heavy metal, lead in the samples and in comparison to the current lead parameters of Ministerial Agreement 097A, Environmental Quality Standard and Discharge of Effluents to the Water Resource, Annex 1, Table 10, Book VI of Environmental Quality, of the Unified Text of Legislation of Guayaquil, of the Unified Text of Secondary Legislation of the Ministry of the Environment, the presence of lead was determined in quantities that exceed these parameters, with the premise of seeking solutions that include the primary treatment of a pitcher test and an organic filter based on citrus peel, especially Citrus aurantium. The elements used as filters were hydrophilic cotton, sterilized gauze, activated carbon and Citrus aurantium peels whose main function was to reduce the presence of lead and clarify the water to provide better water quality from the Estero Salado in the Puerto Azul sector. In summary, it is an experimental work that was based on removing lead with an effectiveness of 84.58%, in this way with the implementation of organic material we take advantage of it giving it a valuable reuse to obtain efficient results, promoting the circular economy and improving the quality of water; which today is highly polluted by the various water discharges, in this case the Estero Salado.