Science and Education Publishing Journal of Applied & Environmental Microbiology 2 1 2014 01 24 Adsorption of Heavy Metals by Biomass 23 27 EN Jigar Joshi Omprakash Sahu Department of Chemical Engineering, KIT, Jamnagar (Gujarat), India JAEM2014215 10.12691/jaem-2-1-5 2014 01 10 2014 01 15 2014 01 24 The discharge of heavy metals into aquatic ecosystems has become a matter of concern in India over the last few decades. These pollutants are introduced into the aquatic systems significantly as a result of various industrial operations. Industrialization in India gained a momentum with initiation of five year developmental plan in the early 50's. The pollutants of concern include lead, chromium, mercury, uranium, selenium, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, gold, silver, copper and nickel. The main objective of the work is to remove the heavy metal by using biomass.