http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIE International Journal of Civil E Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2 Available online at http://iaeme.c ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN ©IAEME Publication CHEAP AND S FOR REMOVI HOUS P Univer B Univer ABSTRACT Grey water use is imp stress on treatment system The main goal of this pap treatment systems to remo during the year of 2018. This study was exami capacity and effectiveness pre-treatment layer follow removing of heavy metals f The results showed tha of operation time at 20 cm and Fe, respectively. Wh (33%), and (53%) respecti However, the X-ray fl contained a marked reduc and Al 2 O 3 . The clogging rigid mass, with potential f SEM illustrates hollow elements. The provided p adsorption of heavy meta possibility for the heavy m of the adsorbent. These c penetrate into the peat stru Keywords: Grey Water, P ET/index. asp 961 ed Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) 018, pp. 961–970, Article ID: IJCIET_09_12_09 com/Home/issue/IJCIET?Volume=9&Issue=12 N Online: 0976-6316 Scopus Indexed SUSTAINABLE BIO-MA NG OF HEAVY METAL SEHOLD GREY WATER Prof. Dr. Alaa Hussein Al -Fatlawi rsity of Babylon, College of Engineering Buraq Abd-Alameer Mohammed rsity of Babylon, College of Engineering portant because it restricts fresh water dema m. Therefore, it is the last option for the wate er is to propose efficient, cheap and sustaina ove heavy metals from household grey water in ing a laboratory set up used to determine of bio-treatment system, which consists of g wed by a natural peat layer as the primary fi from household grey water. at the optimal removal efficiencies were achi m depth which were (46%), (62%), and (100 hile the maximum removal efficiency of Pb ively after 6 hrs of operation at 20 cm depth. luorescence analysis showed the post - filtrat ction in PbO and CoO and increased of SiO effect inadvertently transformed the peat so for reuse as an agricultural soil bed. w perforated cellular structures and a netw pores and caviti es show a large exposed su als. The presence of pores indicates that the metals molecules to be trapped and adsorbed o avities are large enough to allow grey wate ucture and interact therein with the surface g Peat Soil, Scale Plant, Heavy Metals, Efficien ditor@iaeme.com 99 ATERIAL LS FROM R and and reduces er conservation. able grey water in Karbala city e the treatment gravel filter as a lter medium for eved after 8 hrs 0%), for Cd, Ni, b and Co were ion of peat soil O 2 , NiO, Fe 2 O 3 oil into a more work of fibrous urface area for ere was a good onto the surface er molecules to roups. cy .