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Determination of Heavy Metal Toxicity of Finished Leather Solid Waste

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This paper investigates the toxicity in leather products of heavy metals known to be detrimental to the ecosystem. Heavy metal concentrations in leather samples were identified with ICP-OES, and toxicity was determined using a MetPLATE bioassay. Chromium and aluminium were found to constitute 98% of the total concentration of heavy metals in finished leather tanned with chromium and aluminium salts, while in some vegetable-tanned leather, zirconium was the only heavy metal identified. The average inhibition values for chromium, aluminium and vegetable tanned leather were 98.08%, 97.04% and 62.36%, respectively.

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Aslan, A. Determination of Heavy Metal Toxicity of Finished Leather Solid Waste. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 82, 633–638 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9656-1

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