Anantrao Pawar College of Engineering & Research, Parvati, Pune, India
Online published on 21 September, 2017.
The tobacco industry is one of the most profitable industries in the worlds. The tobacco industry damages the environment in many ways. The harmful impact of the tobacco industry are deforestation, climate change, litter, and forest fires is enormous and growing. The manufacturing of tobacco products also produces an immense amount of waste Tobacco wastewater which contains many toxic chemical compounds and also the heavy metals which may have adverse impact on the environment and human health. To study the toxicity or genotoxic potential of the wastewater various test were conducted and compared with the other industries. After which the remedial measures to reduce the heavy metal concerntration were suggested by using eichornia.
Tobacco industry, liquid waste, solid waste, Heavy metals. Eichornia